Priest stopping religious festival before mice spread an outbreak of the plague? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EPIDEMIC Priest stopping religious festival before mice spread an outbreak of the plague? (8) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 13, 2021
5% VIGIL A religious ritual held the night before a festival (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 14, 2025
4% DEATHONTHENILE The Ten Plagues (14) New York Times Feb 22, 2026
4% EVE Regularly nervier the day before a festival (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 18, 2026
4% CAT Pet that chases mice (3)
4% EASTER A steer cooked for religious festival (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
4% EATAT Really plague (5) New York Times Feb 4, 2026
4% RODENTS Mice and squirrels (7) Universal Feb 2, 2026
4% PASSOVER Old man seems exhausted during religious festival (8) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 22, 2026
4% PROPAGATE Spread (9) USA Today Jan 12, 2026

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