The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VIRUS , but the solution may also be BAD SEED which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Corrupting influence crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VIRUS | 33 % | 5 |
| ULCER | 33 % | 5 |
| MIASMA | 17 % | 6 |
| BAD SEED | 17 % | 8 |
Why may BAD-SEED be the right solution?
The phrase "bad seed" is commonly used to describe a person who has a corrupting influence. It implies that someone is inherently flawed or has negative qualities that can negatively impact others. Therefore, "bad seed" is the right answer for the clue "corrupting influence."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Corrupting influence
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- corruption
- bribery
- influence peddling
- concurring opinion
- patronage
- treat
- nepotism
- spoils
- job
- lobby
- donated
- guillotine
Crossword Answer definitions
VIRUS noun- A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism.
- A disease caused by these organisms.
- Venom, as produced by a poisonous animal etc.
- A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.
- Any type of malware.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result VIRUS
- Computer attacker
- Computer invader
- Common cold cause
- Sketchy download "attachment"
- Malware delivery
- Cold cause
- Big computer "bug"
- Organism in many Robin Cook books
- Chickenpox cause
- MyDoom, for one
More clues leading to the result ULCER
- Exec's sore spot
- Lesion
- Gastric woe
- Result of stress and worry
- Skin lesion
- Tummy trouble
- Tagamet target
- Peptic problem
- Bad gut feeling
- Sore spot
More clues leading to the result MIASMA
- Noxious emanation
- Fog
- Noxious atmosphere
- Poisonous atmosphere
- Effluvium
- Polluting effluvia
- Ominous atmosphere
- Unhealthy atmosphere
- Vile vapor
- Corruptive atmosphere