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 King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Mirror, The Independent, the Penny Press and the Evening Standard.

'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 King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Mirror, The Independent, the Penny Press and the Evening Standard.

'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 King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Mirror, The Independent, the Penny Press and the Evening Standard.

'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 toxin is a type of poison)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for toxin that I've seen before include "Poisonous substance" , "Poison, venom" , "Form of poison" , "Natural poison" , "Poison of organic origin" .)

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

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

(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 King Feature Syndicate, the L.A. Times Daily, The Irish Independent, The Guardian, The Mirror, The New York Times, The Independent, the Penny Press, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.

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