What's having detrimental effect on mother, getting old? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DAMAGING What's having detrimental effect on mother, getting old? (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 19, 2018
77% ADVERSE Detrimental (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 3, 2025
71% HARM Detriment (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 4, 2025
68% DAMAGE Detrimental effect (6)
65% LEAVEAMARK Have a lasting effect (10) Universal Jul 14, 2025
62% BACKFIRE To have an opposite effect to what was intended (8) (8)
59% CAUSE __ and effect (5) LA Times Daily Aug 25, 2025
59% GAT "Get" in the old days (3)
59% INNOCUOUS Having no adverse effects (9) (9)
59% TAKEITSTOLL Has a detrimental effect (11)

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