Returns carrying the pet cat and makes it worse (5,2) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEPSUP Returns carrying the pet cat and makes it worse (5,2) (7)
7% COMPOUND Make worse (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 21, 2025
6% IVE "__ seen worse" (3) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
6% FUEL Add ___ to the fire (make the situation worse) (4)
6% CORRUMPO I make worse, physically or morally (8) The Times O Tempora Oct 18, 2025
6% PANIC At first, pets are nervous in cat flap (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
6% PEEVE Pet ___ (5)
6% ATURN Take ___ for the worse (5) New York Times Mini Sep 28, 2025
6% TORTOISE Pet cat, shell out for it (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
6% MEOW Cat's "Please pet me" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
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