Contaminate Crossword Clue

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Contaminate Crossword Answer

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POISON

(6 letters)

DEFILE

(6 letters)

POLLUTE

(7 letters)

INFECT

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. the state of being contaminated
(verb)
1. contaminate with a disease or microorganism
2. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

Hint 2: Clue Definition

CONTAMINATE (verb)
1. make impure
2. make radioactive by adding radioactive material

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

POISON
(6 letters)
DEFILE
(6 letters)
POLLUTE
(7 letters)
INFECT
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
TITAN

More New Yorker Crossword (5/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Singer such as Bruno Mars or Lady Gaga

8. Statistic that’s often part of a triple-double, along with points and rebounds

15. Phrase meaning “on the way” that’s borrowed from French

16. Sheet used for tracing or transferring a design

17. Gives a definitive “no”

18. Hindu god who acts as Arjuna’s guide in the Bhagavad Gita

19. Noise from champagne flutes touching

20. Devout

22. Pasta that’s sometimes elbow-shaped, for short

23. Like some cheeses or ciders

24. First appearance

25. Part of a corn plant that’s not typically eaten

26. Dating-profile abbr. for someone with multiple partners

27. Unspoken, but understood

28. Wash in a tub

29. Pies and puddings, for example

31. Device gripped by a game-show contestant

32. Body ink

33. Word after “second to” or “slim to”

34. The ___ (award ceremony that George C. Scott called “a two-hour meat parade”)

37. Whom a tenant union might negotiate with

41. Event with a pep squad, maybe

43. Part of m.p.h.

44. Don't worry about me

45. Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan ___

46. Seethe with anger

47. Navigation tech

48. Something a superstitious fan might blame for a team’s years-long slump

49. Metric units of mass, in brief

50. Chinese conglomerate named for an Arabic folk hero

52. They might use shuffling machines

54. Hanukkah candleholder

55. Massive

56. Aleshea Harris play with a 2026 movie adaptation

57. Place for a Pop-Tart

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Down

1. Sat on a branch or a barstool

2. Width of some narrow roads

3. Agencies that specialize in brand management

4. Audio

5. Elephant's long tooth

6. Wolfed down

7. Holds in high esteem

8. Invite on a date

9. Sashay

10. Six, in Spanish

11. Walk-___ (people without appointments)

12. Bit of dirt on a shirt, e.g.

13. “2 On” and “Nasty” singer

14. Not-so-diligent person

21. Wading bird with scarlet and sacred varieties

24. Game with a wall-mounted board

25. Greenish-brown eye color

27. Weepy

28. Type of cake pan whose name is trademarked

30. Part of a corn plant that’s not typically eaten

31. ___ Maman (French brand in the jam aisle)

33. “Wow, I just crushed that”

34. Paper-folding art form

35. Handouts in a grocery store or a food court

36. “Stand clear of the ___ doors, please”

37. Potato-chip brand with a heartwarming Super Bowl LX ad directed by Taika Waititi

38. Ostentatiously lavish

39. Feeling of guilt from wronging someone

40. Chest of drawers

42. Synagogue scrolls

45. U.A.E. city with a namesake style of chocolate bar

46. Word after “X-” or “Rockford,” in TV titles

48. Something picked in a magic trick

49. __ Sutra

51. “Get outta here, ref!”

53. Midwest ___ (music subgenre)

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