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noun • musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct • domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits verb • hound or harry relentlessly • hunt with ferrets • search and discover through persistent investigation | ||||||||
| 30% | 4 | Pursue or track an animal for sport | ||||||
noun • an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport • Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) • an instance of searching for something • United States architect (1827-1895) • the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone • British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859) • the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts • the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport verb • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) • pursue or chase relentlessly • chase away, with as with force • yaw back and forth about a flight path • oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent • seek, search for • search (an area) for prey | ||||||||
| 27% | 6 | Type of group hunt used to control animal populations | ||||||
noun • a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter • indiscriminate slaughter | ||||||||
Animal Hunt Crossword Clue
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FERRET which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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FERRET
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic06 Oct 2003 | Across 22 | |
| The Guardian Quick10 May 2002 | Down 4 | |
| The Guardian Quick21 Apr 2001 | Down 1 | |
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