Contaminate, infect (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAINT Contaminate, infect (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 5, 2026
7% FLU Viral infection (3) (3) The Sun Mini Sep 29, 2026
7% SEPTIC Bacteria-infected (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 5, 2026
7% PURE Clear of contaminants (4) LA Times Daily Aug 15, 2026
7% IMPURE Contaminated (6) New York Times Midi Jul 13, 2026
6% STYE Some nasty eye infection (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 29, 2026
6% COOTIES "Infection" common among schoolkids (7) New York Times Sep 5, 2026
6% TCELL Infection-fighting immune system component (5) USA Today Aug 21, 2026
5% TSETSEFLY New self-test laboratory's closing, being responsible for infections (9) The Times Cryptic Sep 11, 2026
5% CLEANSE Remove contaminants from various lances before start of examination (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 13, 2026

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