Fatal brain disease occuring in New Guinea, spread by cannibalism (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KURU Fatal brain disease occuring in New Guinea, spread by cannibalism (4) (4)
5% PAPUA ____ New Guinea (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 23, 2025
4% ICEE Brain-freezing brand (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 26, 2025
4% CPU The "brain" of a PC (3) Universal Nov 24, 2025
4% SCHMEAR Bagel spread (7) USA Today Nov 24, 2025
4% LDOPA Amino acid occurring naturally in the body used to treat Parkinson's disease (1-4) (5) Mirror Quiz Nov 23, 2025
4% GREY ___ matter, the brain (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 20, 2025
4% NUTELLA Chocolaty spread (7) New York Times Nov 19, 2025
4% NEURAL Like brain activity (6) LA Times Daily Nov 19, 2025
4% ARISE Occur (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 16, 2025
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