Origins of rot so damaging (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROOTS Origins of rot so damaging (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jun 5, 2025
7% DECAYED Rotted (7) The Times Concise Jan 20, 2026
7% DECAY Rot (5) USA Today Dec 20, 2025
6% UNCUT Of the original length (5) The Times Concise Feb 16, 2026
6% PLAYHAVOCWITH Cause damage to (4,5,4) (13) Puzzler Feb 15, 2026
6% ETC And so on (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 12, 2026
6% IMPAIR Damage or weaken (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Feb 12, 2026
6% EROSION Coastal damage (7) Puzzler Backwords Feb 11, 2026
6% SUED Sought damages (4) LA Times Daily Feb 8, 2026
6% FROM Originating in (4) The Washington Post Mini Feb 4, 2026

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