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
69% ERGOT Cereal disease; or get (anag.) (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 11, 2025
63% TERESA Mother ___ (6) Universal Oct 21, 2025
63% MAS Mothers (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
63% BLIGHT Potato disease (6) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025
63% MAC Raincoat for mother getting cold (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
63% LAW Mother-in-___ (spouse's mother) (3)
63% TYPHUS Infectious disease (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 11, 2025
63% ATE Swallowed (3) LA Times Daily Aug 31, 2025
60% GULP *Sound of swallowing fear ... or swallow a drink greedily (4)

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