Enjoyment Of Cruelty Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
	23%	8		Heinous wickedness; wanton cruelty
	noun • the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane • an act of atrocious cruelty
	23%	9		Cruelty
	noun • a brutal barbarous savage act

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The Guardian Quick30 Mar 2010	Across 13
The Guardian Quick10 Dec 2003	Down 16
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