Fussy People With Power Biting Insects Head Off Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PEDANTS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: PEDANTS

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	7		Exact Match!
2	33%	4		Head off, being fussy and unpleasant
3	32%	9		Needlewoman sees Manx cat biting Manx cat biting cat's tail

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We think the answer is "PEDANTS" which means:

noun

• A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

An example sentence would be:

• "The pedants at the conference were debating grammar rules."
• "The pedants insisted on following every single rule of the style guide."

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Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic24 Aug 2022	Down 19
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