Vermin around mug — a potential source of disease Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MICROBE Vermin around mug — a potential source of disease (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 30, 2023
5% RATS Mild expletive; vermin (4) The Times Concise Oct 29, 2025
5% INFEST Overrun (with vermin) (6) (6) Puzzler Oct 20, 2025
4% LEPER Sufferer of Hansen's disease (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
4% ROOT Source (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 6, 2025
4% PLEDGE Potential sorority member (6) Universal Nov 6, 2025
4% OLSON Kaitlin of "High Potential" (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
4% MEASLES Spotty disease (7) (7) Mirror Classic Nov 4, 2025
4% PEST Pets turn out to be vermin (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
4% LID Travel mug part (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 28, 2025

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