Hard to fathom why corruption engulfed good man and king Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABSTRUSE Hard to fathom why corruption engulfed good man and king (8)
4% DEFILE Corrupt; narrow gorge (6) The Times Concise Nov 14, 2025
4% HANDY Hard man proving useful (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 8, 2025
4% DECATHLETE Sportsperson cut man with hard jabs (10) The Times Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
4% RATIONALE Reason why (9) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
4% MOTIVE The "why" in a whodunit (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
4% CESSPOOL Corrupt place (8) Puzzler Backwords Oct 12, 2025
4% DEGENERATE Morally corrupt (10) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025
4% EVEN "Why __ bother?" (4) Commuter Oct 4, 2025
4% WHERESTHEFIRE "Why such a rush?" (13) USA Today Sep 29, 2025
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