Mother with afterthought named disease (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mother with afterthought named disease (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MUMPS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MUMPS Mother with afterthought named disease (5) (5)
8% MAPS Mother has afterthought for charts (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
6% MUM Mother (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 25, 2025
6% MOM Mother, lovingly (3)
6% COMPLAINT A disease in grouse (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 22, 2025
6% DOE Fawn's mother (3) USA Today Nov 22, 2025
6% INFECT Pass a disease to (6) (6) Mirror Classic Nov 19, 2025
6% PANDEMIC Global outbreak of disease (8) The Times Concise Nov 19, 2025
6% NACRE Mother-of-pearl (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
6% LEPER Sufferer of Hansen's disease (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
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