Mother's swallowed phosphorus, getting a disease (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MUMPS Mother's swallowed phosphorus, getting a disease (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 6, 2025
66% INFECTED Diseased (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 26, 2025
66% MASTIFFS Mother's disputes getting dogs (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
66% GULPS Swallows (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 17, 2025
63% SWIG Large swallow (4) Newsday Jan 8, 2026
63% ERGOT Disease of grasses (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
63% ENGULF Swallow completely (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 28, 2025
63% MONO "The kissing disease" (4) New York Times Dec 22, 2025
63% ELM Dutch __ disease (3) Commuter Dec 15, 2025
60% MUM Mother (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 25, 2025

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