Insects scratching head, leading to disease Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RICKETS Insects scratching head, leading to disease (7) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 8, 2021
6% MOOLA Scratch (5) LA Times Daily Sep 13, 2025
6% TIS "___ but a scratch" (3) New York Times Aug 17, 2025
6% UTTER Perfect goat, maybe, scratching head (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2025
6% ITCH Scratching head, dispose of irritation (4) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 2, 2025
6% URBAN Civic headwear scratches head (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 5, 2025
5% TYPHUS Infectious disease (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 11, 2025
5% ANT Velvet ____, insect (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
5% ERGOT Disease of grasses (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 9, 2025
5% AHEAD In the lead (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025

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