Infectious, with a higher temperature initially causing brooding Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Infectious, with a higher temperature initially causing brooding last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HATCHING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HATCHING Infectious, with a higher temperature initially causing brooding (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 28, 2022
5% VIRULENT Highly infectious (8) The Telegraph Quick Sep 28, 2025
5% MOPE Brood (4) LA Times Daily Sep 11, 2025
5% TYPHUS Infectious disease (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 11, 2025
4% TENOR Voice higher than baritone (5) Universal Oct 19, 2025
4% LANINA One part of a temperature oscillation (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
4% SCARLETFEVER Infectious disease (7,5) (12) Mirror Classic Oct 14, 2025
4% ROCKTHEBOAT Cause trouble (11) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
4% ODIN Brooding about god (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 12, 2025
4% TOLL --> ____" (cause hardship) (4) USA Today Quick Oct 7, 2025

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