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| 55% | 15 | Verbally control pets and come down heavily | ||
verb • rain heavily | ||||
| 32% | 10 | Verbally or non-verbally expressing deep-seated emotions | ||
noun • (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions | ||||
| 28% | 6 | Retreating pets must keep it motionless | ||
adjective • concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity noun • a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference • angry criticism adjective satellite • not in physical motion • showing little if any change | ||||
Pets Must Be Under Control Verbally Come Down Hard
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RAIN CATS AND DOGS which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
RAIN CATS AND DOGS
Updated: September 1, 2025
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| Telegraph Cryptic04 Apr 2025 | Down 6 | RAIN CATS AND DOGS |
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