Disease caused when parent's swallowed penny (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Disease caused when parent's swallowed penny (5) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on April 18, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MUMPS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MUMPS Disease caused when parent's swallowed penny (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 18, 2026
50% GERM Disease-causing microbe (rhymes with "perm") (4)
48% VESSEL The QE2 in 1998's "The Parent Trap" (6) USA Today Apr 8, 2026
48% CENT Penny (4) Commuter Mar 24, 2026
48% EATS Swallows (4) The Telegraph Quick Mar 24, 2026
48% MEASLES Disease causing small red spots (7) (7) Puzzler Mar 15, 2026
46% OUTBREAK Start of disease when away on holiday (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 4, 2026
46% CHEAPER Applaud when saving a penny? It's less costly (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 25, 2026
46% DIEBACK Tree disease (7) The Times Concise Mar 21, 2026
46% ABE Prez on the penny (3) Universal Mar 20, 2026

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