Save a hundred animals, spared from start of drastic slaughter Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUTCHER Save a hundred animals, spared from start of drastic slaughter (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 8, 2015
5% EXTREMEMEASURES Drastic steps (15) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
4% LIVES Part of animal I've slaughtered survives (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Nov 8, 2025
4% SPEND Don't save? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
4% PINS Spare things? (4) New York Times Nov 7, 2025
4% ENOS Slaughter of baseball (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 6, 2025
4% SPENT Opposite of saved (5) New York Times Mini Nov 4, 2025
4% BEASTS Animals (6) USA Today Nov 3, 2025
4% ONSET Start (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
4% CARNAGE Inferior horse in mind for slaughter (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 1, 2025

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