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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CESSPOOL Hotbed of corruption (8) Wall Street Journal May 18, 2017
3% BASE Corrupt foundation (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 11, 2026
3% EVILEST Most corrupt (7) NYT Easy Mode Sep 9, 2026
3% DEBASE Corrupt (6) LA Times Daily Jun 28, 2026
3% MECCAS Hotbeds of activity (6) Universal Jun 10, 2026
2% PUTREFACTION Present referee with lawsuit for corruption (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 10, 2026
2% ASPIRATION Eager desire of Parisian to corrupt (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 8, 2026
2% DEGENERATE Corrupt, heartless duke upset teenager (10) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 4, 2026
2% ICEFLOE Drifter from pack runs cop out of corrupt police force (7) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 4, 2026
2% ROTTING Group split apart by excessive corruption (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 26, 2026

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