Rust on trees starts the decay (3) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROT Rust on trees starts the decay (3) (3)
7% TEETH Targets of decay? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 28, 2025
7% OXIDE Iron __: rust (5) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
7% ROTTED Decayed (6) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
7% CORRODE Rust (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
7% ROTTEN Decayed (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
7% ERODE Rust away (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
7% ROTS Decays (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 4, 2025
6% FIRSTS Origins of trees and ends of trees (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
6% ONSET Start (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
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