Become compost
The crossword clue "Become compost" is answered by ROT, a 3-letter entry. Used 23 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ROT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROT answer page.
Used 23 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for ROT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROT, most used first.
- Go bad - used 373 times, most recently in 2026
- Decay - used 253 times, most recently in 2026
- Nonsense - used 168 times, most recently in 2026
- Hogwash - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Decompose - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Balderdash - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Deteriorate - used 77 times, most recently in 2025
- Poppycock - used 72 times, most recently in 2025
- Turn bad - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Spoil - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Baloney - used 42 times, most recently in 2021
- Twaddle - used 39 times, most recently in 2022
- Become inedible - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Bunk - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Malarkey - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Bosh! - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
- Rubbish - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Biodegrade - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Become firm - GEL, used 36 times
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