First to stand by unhappy person that loves being cruel Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SADIST First to stand by unhappy person that loves being cruel (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 14, 2017
3% SAD Unhappy (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 10, 2026
3% SADISTIC Cruel (8) Wall Street Journal Feb 17, 2026
3% BRUTE Cruel person (5) Newsday Dec 23, 2025
2% ARISE Stand (5) Thomas Joseph Mar 12, 2026
2% MISERY Abject unhappiness (6) The Times Concise Mar 10, 2026
2% EASEL Relax on Leonardo's first painting stand (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 9, 2026
2% ULCER Cruel kind of sore (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 9, 2026
2% CAD About duke being a dishonourable person (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Mar 5, 2026
2% INHUMANE Extremely cruel (8) Commuter Mar 4, 2026

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