Rot or putrefy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Rot or putrefy . 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 FESTER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FESTER Rot or putrefy (6)
3% DECOMPOSE Break down, rot (9) (9) Puzzler Nov 5, 2025
2% TIMOR ____-Leste, country in Asia; I'm rot (anag.) (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 6, 2025
2% AFFRONT Insult could be naff rot (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 4, 2025
2% RIX Brian -, actor noted for Whitehall Theatre farces such as Dry Rot and Simple Spymen (3) (3) Mirror Quiz Sep 2, 2025
2% ORT Scrap of food left on the plate (anagram of "rot") (3)
2% CRITERION Requirement to fix rot in rice (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 16, 2025
2% TELLAR Sapling entirely covered in rot as seen from behind (6) The Times Mephisto Aug 10, 2025
2% ABORT Stop sailor spreading rot (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Aug 8, 2025
2% GILBERT Victorian librettist's awful bilge and vacuous rot (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 4, 2025
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