Lethal fungus, often mistaken for an edible one (5,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEATHCAP Lethal fungus, often mistaken for an edible one (5,3) (8)
6% ERR Be mistaken (3) Commuter Feb 10, 2026
6% DEADLY Lethal (6) The Times Concise Feb 2, 2026
6% LLAMA Animal often mistaken for an alpaca (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
5% CORN Edible ear (4) USA Today Feb 12, 2026
5% TOADSTOOL Mushroom-like fungus, often poisonous (9) (9) Puzzler Feb 10, 2026
5% MAMBA Lethal African snake (5) USA Today Feb 9, 2026
5% MOLDY Covered in fungus (5) Commuter Feb 7, 2026
5% NORI Edible seaweed (4) USA Today Jan 26, 2026
5% SPORE Fungus propagator (5) LA Times Daily Jan 25, 2026
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