Form of cruelty -- unhappy maiden is being imprisoned Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SADISM Form of cruelty -- unhappy maiden is being imprisoned (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 29, 2017
5% SAD Unhappy (3) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
4% NEE Maiden name intro (3) LA Times Daily Sep 26, 2025
4% AIDE Maiden's assistant (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
4% AID Help from maiden (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Sep 22, 2025
4% ARE Form of "to be" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 18, 2025
4% SEMINAL Formative (7) Universal Sep 14, 2025
4% FEAR Bertrand Russell's "parent of cruelty" (4) Newsday Sep 13, 2025
4% COVER Protect cold maiden maybe (5) The Times Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
4% IRON Rock's ___ Maiden (4) New York Times Aug 27, 2025

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