Fungus that infects cereal plants, forming black masses of branching filaments (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERGOT Fungus that infects cereal plants, forming black masses of branching filaments (5) (5)
5% TRUFFLE Fungus (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 2, 2025
5% OAT Cereal plant (3) (3) Mirror Quick Sep 6, 2025
5% RICE Cereal plant (4) (4) Mirror Quick Aug 31, 2025
4% BLOB Shapeless mass (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
4% SHEEPLE The unquestioning masses (7) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
4% OPS Black __ (3) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025
4% ATONCE En masse (6) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
4% SHROOM Magic fungus (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
4% ARM Branch (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
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