What causes the middle to rot? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUTCH ELM DISEASE What causes the middle to rot? (17)
7% PUTRID Foul and rotting (6) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2026
7% KEEP Not rot (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 18, 2026
7% PUTREFY Rot (7) The Times Sunday Concise Jul 5, 2026
6% DECOY Cause of a distraction (5)
6% SAG Droop in the middle (3) Newsday Sep 9, 2026
6% ENAMORS Causes to love (7) NYT Easy Mode Sep 9, 2026
6% AMID In the middle of (4)
6% TROUBLESOME Causing bother (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 7, 2026
6% DELUDE Cause to accept what is false as true (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Sep 1, 2026
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