Increases when the pet cat is about to be returned (5,2) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEPSUP Increases when the pet cat is about to be returned (5,2) (7)
7% PANIC At first, pets are nervous in cat flap (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
7% TORTOISE Pet cat, shell out for it (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
7% MEOW Cat's "Please pet me" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
7% PURR Cat's "Thanks for petting me" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
6% SNO -- -Cat (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 6, 2025
6% SHOP "___ Cats" (web series about bodega kitties) (4) USA Today Nov 6, 2025
6% NAB Arrest when prohibition is about (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
6% UPS Increases (3) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
6% REACT Respond about wandering cat (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 1, 2025
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