Germ of decay. Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAINT Germ of decay. (5)
8% ROT Decay (3) Commuter Apr 25, 2026
8% MICROBE Bad germ (7) Premier Sunday Mar 22, 2026
8% ROTS Decays (4) Commuter Mar 20, 2026
7% MOLDERS Slowly decays (7) Wall Street Journal Apr 25, 2026
7% RACKANDRUIN Advanced state of neglect and decay (11) The Times Concise Apr 21, 2026
7% CARIES Clinical name for tooth decay (6) Puzzler Backwords Apr 7, 2026
7% SEEDS Germs in the dirt? (5) The Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
7% DRYROT Timber decay (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 8, 2026
6% GHETTO Grand Hotel decaying with walls stripped over in poor quarter (6) The Telegraph Toughie Apr 28, 2026
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