Pest on a pet Crossword Clue

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Pest on a pet Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PEST (noun)
1. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
2. a persistently annoying person
PET (adjective)
1. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
PET (noun)
1. a special loved one
2. using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
PET (verb)
1. stroke or caress gently
2. stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

Hint 3: Anagram

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20. __ gin fizz

21. Long-lasting hairdo

22. Offering little comfort

24. "__ is not a drill!"

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27. Filling a friend's car with balloons, e.g.

32. Flats or heels

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36. Doily fabric

37. Attention-grabbing feat

39. Opinion survey

40. Variety

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42. Diminishes

43. Reward or punishment that may be ironic

47. Chitchat

48. Pig sound

49. Perch for a pigeon

51. Chicken sound

53. Alan of "M*A*S*H"

57. "Of course, mon ami!"

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11. "Thanks so much!"

13. Hide-and-__

18. Large-scale tale

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25. Gives birth to

26. Worm on a hook, say

27. Call unwittingly

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31. Morays, e.g.

32. Try and fail to walk on ice

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52. Land parcel

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56. On the topic of

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60. Clippers' org.

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