Go bad, as food Crossword Clue

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Go bad, as food Crossword Answer

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ROT

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(verb)
1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
2. have a strong desire or urge to do something
(noun)
1. the act of stripping and taking by force
2. the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FOOD (noun)
1. any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
2. anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
BAD (adverb)
1. with great intensity (`bad’ is a nonstandard variant for `badly’)
2. very much; strongly
BAD (noun)
1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
BAD (adjective)
1. very intense
2. not capable of being collected

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ROT
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More Newsday Crossword (1/13/2026) Answers

Across

1. President John or John Quincy __

6. Sleep in a tent

10. "Gee ... "

14. Traditional Native American dwelling

15. Two-tone cookie

16. Initial poker bet

17. Last Greek letter

18. Intend (to)

19. Hollywood headliner

20. Versatile, as a wardrobe

23. A long time ___

24. US espionage org.

25. Occur

27. Nail-hitting tool

33. India's continent

34. Three-person band

36. Add impurities to

40. Disney's rodent couple

43. Hard to climb

44. Deceptive ploy

45. A single time

46. Oahu and Maui

48. Glasses in monocles

50. Same here

53. Junior, to Senior

54. Hoopsters' org

55. At a steadily increasing rate

62. Hungry feeling

64. Lock openers.

65. Allied (with)

66. Beef inspection org.

67. 'Beware the __ of March'

68. Alter, as legislation

69. Fill-in worker, for short

70. Prone to snooping

71. Irritable

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Down

1. Electron's home

2. Actress Moore

3. Peak's acme

4. "Huge" prefix for bucks

5. Seer's session around a table

6. Part of a semicolon

7. Vicinity

8. Pork or beef

9. Pullover rainwear

10. Car fuel

11. Served from a keg

12. Theater platform

13. Blue marsh bird

21. Needing a good scrubbing

22. French-speaking Caribbean country

26. Get ready for

27. Performers who overact

28. 'Be that __ may . . .'

29. What 40-Across are

30. Achieve success

31. Decongestant target

32. Pea holders

35. Extremely scarce

37. Rustic hotels

38. "Good job!"

39. Golf pegs

41. ___ salts (bath additive)

42. Cantaloupe or honeydew

47. Pay a brief visit to, with "on"

49. Continues until

50. Enter for a spreadsheet

51. Belittle

52. "Chocolaty" theme of the puzzle

53. Smart-mouthed

56. Change the decor of

57. A sight for sore ___

58. Silent performer

59. Poetic tributes

60. Payment to a landlord

61. Swirling seawater

63. Space, as between teeth

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