Paper is, however, full of decay (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Paper is, however, full of decay (6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 3, 2025. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PERISH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERISH Paper is, however, full of decay (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
7% BUT "However..." (3) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
7% ROT Decay (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
6% REPLETE Full (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 1, 2025
6% TRUEBUT "Yes, however ..." (7) Universal Nov 12, 2025
6% THO However, briefly (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
6% OTOH However, in a text (4) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
6% TEETH Targets of decay? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 28, 2025
6% ROTTED Decayed (6) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
6% ROTTEN Decayed (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025

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