Decompose(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Decompose”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 7th May 2026.

The answer is

R O T

3 letters · most recently seen on 7th May 2026

Other clues that solve to ROT

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#6 down Decay (3) 2nd September 2026
#12 down Tosh from a protester? (3) 25th August 2026
#14 down A disease of carrots? (3) 13th August 2026
#28 across Decompose (3) 11th August 2026
#33 down Right to get out for a duck? Nonsense! (3) 30th July 2026
#17 across Decay (3) 20th July 2026
#35 across Decompose (3) 12th July 2026
#29 across Decay (3) 2nd July 2026
#26 down Don't keep? Nonsense! (3) 12th June 2026
#26 down Don't keep? Nonsense! (3) 12th June 2026
#26 down Don't keep? Nonsense! (3) 12th June 2026
#4 down Brotherly tosh? (3) 10th June 2026
#31 across Decay (3) 30th May 2026
#20 across Decay (3) 27th May 2026
#12 down Decay (3) 14th May 2026
#18 across Decompose (3) 7th May 2026
#22 down It's incomprehensible to Tommy! (3) 27th April 2026
#17 across Decay (3) 2nd April 2026
#15 across Decompose (3) 18th March 2026
#25 down With "Nonsense!" mount up (3) 13th March 2026
#22 across Decay (3) 5th March 2026
#33 down Rubbish almost torn up (3) 22nd February 2026
#18 across Decompose (3) 17th February 2026
#19 across Decay (3) 13th February 2026
#25 down Decompose naturally (3) 29th January 2026
#11 across The natural breaking down of proteins? (3) 22nd January 2026
#24 down Decay (3) 21st January 2026
#11 across Decompose (3) 14th January 2026
#9 down Decompose (3) 31st December 2025
#11 across Decompose (3) 25th December 2025
#9 down Decompose (3) 20th December 2025
#18 across Decompose (3) 14th December 2025
#24 down Decay (3) 9th December 2025
#15 across Decay (3) 5th December 2025
#17 across Decay (3) 28th November 2025
#11 across Decompose (3) 16th November 2025
#14 across Get part of the story wrong and it's nonsense! (3) 5th November 2025
#14 down Decompose (3) 3rd November 2025
#17 down Decay (3) 31st October 2025
#22 across Decay (3) 1st October 2025

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#8 across Aspect (5)
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