"The mother of corruption," according to Montaigne Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "The mother of corruption," according to Montaigne . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDLENESS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLENESS "The mother of corruption," according to Montaigne (8)
5% TERESA Mother ____ (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
5% MUMS Mothers (4) The Telegraph Mini Feb 8, 2026
5% ABSOLUTEPOWER What "corrupts absolutely", according to Lord Acton (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 25, 2026
5% ASPER According to (5) LA Times Mini Dec 20, 2025
5% PER According to (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
5% ALA According to (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
5% PACT Accord (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 4, 2025
4% SPOILT Upset admitting love is corrupted (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 12, 2026
4% BENT Inclination to be corrupt (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Feb 11, 2026
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