Decay surrounding old part of tooth Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Decay surrounding old part of tooth last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROOT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROOT Decay surrounding old part of tooth (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 27, 2019
3% MOLDERS Slowly decays (7) Wall Street Journal Apr 25, 2026
3% TUSK Ivory tooth (4) The Telegraph Quick Apr 24, 2026
3% ENCLOSE Surround (7) New York Times Apr 12, 2026
3% ROT Decay, like old fruits (3)
3% MOLAR Grinding tooth (5) Eugene Sheffer Apr 9, 2026
3% COG Gear's tooth (3)
3% CARIES Clinical name for tooth decay (6) Puzzler Backwords Apr 7, 2026
3% CAPILLARIES Tooth decay? Swallow a tablet for blood vessels (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 23, 2026
3% AMID Surrounded by (4) LA Times Daily Mar 23, 2026

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