Like protective layer originally required to stop widespread disease Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EPIDERMIC Like protective layer originally required to stop widespread disease (9) The Times Cryptic Mar 4, 2025
3% RIFE Widespread (4) Universal Oct 24, 2025
3% LAMINATE Protect with a layer of plastic (8) Universal Oct 9, 2025
3% MASS Widespread (4) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
2% NEED Require (4) Commuter Nov 8, 2025
2% ADELIE Most widespread species of penguin (6) LA Times Daily Nov 8, 2025
2% PLY Layer (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 5, 2025
2% COAT Layer of paint (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
2% OREO Layered cookie (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
2% CEASE Stop (5) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025

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