Scoundrel Catching Cold Turned Into Parasite Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage verb • draw blood
	32%	7		Setter repeatedly catching cold, with head being cold
	noun • coldness due to a cold environment • a lack of affection or enthusiasm
	28%	13		A parasite that parasitizes another parasite
	noun • Any parasite whose host is a parasite. • (specifically) An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect.

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The Guardian Cryptic09 Jul 2009	Across 9
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