Rot, being perishable food (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRIPE Rot, being perishable food (5) (5)
8% DIE Perish (3) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
7% DROWN Perish in water (5) The Times Concise Oct 4, 2025
7% DIES Perishes (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 28, 2025
6% DECOMPOSE Break down, rot (9) (9) Puzzler Nov 5, 2025
6% ADIEU Perish dressed in gold - goodbye (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
6% ROT Perish climbing rocky peak (3) The Times Cryptic Sep 19, 2025
6% LEI Perishable bit of apparel (3) New York Times Aug 20, 2025
6% ORT Scrap of food left on the plate (anagram of "rot") (3)
5% EAT Consume food (3) The Telegraph Mini Nov 13, 2025
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