Don Is A Blighter Torturing Mice Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	adjective • associated with academia or an academy noun • an educator who works at a college or university adjective satellite • hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result • marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
	51%	7		Child torturing mice is symbolic
	adjective • relating to totemism
	36%	9		This family of rodents includes jumping mice and birch mice
	noun • Old World jerboas

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The Guardian Cryptic09 Sep 2008	Down 16
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