Short depression during cold period provokes illness Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHOLERA Short depression during cold period provokes illness (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 18, 2018
3% OTS Tiebreaker periods, for short (3) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
3% BAITS Provokes (5) LA Times Daily Dec 24, 2025
3% INCITE Provoke (6) Universal Dec 22, 2025
2% DREARY Depressing (6) (6) The Sun Mini Jan 9, 2026
2% SPLITSECOND Very short period of time (5,6) (11) Mirror Classic Jan 9, 2026
2% FLU Seasonal illness (3)
2% AMID During (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
2% ROCKY ___ road (ice-cream flavor that some say was named during the Great Depression) (5) The Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
2% LOW Depressed; moo (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 2, 2026

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