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| 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a stick that people can lean on to help them walk • a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane • a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment verb • beat with a cane | ||||
| 24% | 11 | In a vicious and heartless way | ||
adverb • in a barbarous manner | ||||
| 24% | 6 | Tyrannical and heartless | ||
adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • punishingly harsh • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility • disagreeably direct and precise | ||||
Heartless Actor Gives You Stick
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CANE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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CANE
Updated: September 1, 2025
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