Poison - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'poison' is the definition.
(cyanide is poisonous)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for cyanide that I've seen before include "Highly toxic substance" , "Extremely poisonous salt" , "Poisonous compound" , "Toxic salt" , "Nice day (anag) - poison" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Times and The Mirror.

'poison' is the definition.
(arsenic can be used as a poison)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for arsenic that I've seen before include "Toxic metalloid element" , ", it goes with old lace" , "Toxic metallic element used as rat poison" , "-- and Old Lace (play)" , "As briefly identified" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Times and The Mirror.

'poison' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for aconite that I've seen before include "Poisonous flowering plant" , "Yellow-flowered plant" , "Spring flower - poison" , "potential killer" , "Flower, for example monkshood or wolfsbane" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Times and The Mirror.

'poison' is the definition.
(I know that strychnine is a type of phytotoxin)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for strychnine that I've seen before include "Bitter poison" , "Nice try, NHS (anag) -- highly poisonous compound" .)

'poison' is the definition.
(I know that venom is a type of animal toxin)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for venom that I've seen before include "Virulence" , "bitterness" , "Poisonous liquid of snakes" , "ill will" , "Virulent feeling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, The Guardian, the L.A. Times Daily, the Evening Standard, The Irish Independent, The New York Times and The Mirror.

'poison' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for virus that I've seen before include "One infecting human, computer" , "Pathogenic agent" , "Illegal program introduced maliciously into computers to disrupt them" , "What may kill your computer" , "Cause of computer failure?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, The Guardian, the L.A. Times Daily, the Evening Standard, The Irish Independent, The New York Times and The Mirror.

(Other definitions for sumac that I've seen before include "purchase from garden centre?" , "Tree colourful in autumn" , "Rudely brief" , "Novelist" , "Small tree bright in autumn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, The Guardian, the L.A. Times Daily, the Evening Standard, The Irish Independent, The New York Times and The Mirror.

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