Joint did not start to fester (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANKLE Joint did not start to fester (5) (5)
7% ROT Fester (3) Puzzler Backwords Aug 23, 2025
6% TENON Mortise joint (5) Commuter Oct 3, 2025
6% KNEE Joint (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 2, 2025
6% AMILATE "Did you start yet?" (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 24, 2025
6% HIP Fashionable joint? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 19, 2025
6% WHINGE Complaint with joint (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
6% UNCLE Fester or Vanya? (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Sep 15, 2025
6% ANKLES Irritates but doesn't start on joints (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
6% ELBOWS Joints (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 5, 2025
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