Deteriorates, like old wood Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROTS Deteriorates, like old wood (4) New York Times Nov 4, 2024
7% RUSTILY How old ironwork deteriorates is truly awful (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
7% WORSEN Deteriorate, decline (6) (6) The Sun Mini Nov 25, 2025
7% SANDS Smooths, like wood (5) USA Today Nov 3, 2025
7% BABE Like a __ in the woods (4) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
6% ASH Bat wood (3) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
6% YEW Archer's wood that sounds like "you" (3)
6% DEER Game in the woods (4) Universal Dec 19, 2025
6% HIKE Walk in the woods (4) Universal Dec 18, 2025
6% SLAT Narrow piece of wood (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025

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