Shelter about to get hard for scrounger Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEECH Shelter about to get hard for scrounger (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 21, 2025
3% ADOPT Get a pet from a shelter (5) Newsday Apr 15, 2026
3% PARASITE Scrounger in Paris ate badly (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 30, 2026
2% ALEE Sheltered (4) Eugene Sheffer Apr 23, 2026
2% TENT Campsite shelter (4)
2% GAINING Getting joke about setter in pub (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Apr 23, 2026
2% SWAT Smack hard (4) Premier Sunday Apr 19, 2026
2% ALMSHOUSE Shelter for the poor (9) The Telegraph Quick Apr 17, 2026
2% THRUSTS Hard shoves (7) Commuter Apr 15, 2026
2% STRIVE Try hard (6) Eugene Sheffer Apr 15, 2026

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