"When the cat's away, the ___ will play" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "When the cat's away, the ___ will play" . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MICE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MICE "When the cat's away, the ___ will play" (4)
82% SCAREDY ___-cat (7) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
82% SAM "___ & Cat" (3) TV Nov 30, 2025
82% MEME Nyan Cat or Taco Cat (4) USA Today Nov 27, 2025
82% SNO ___-Cat (3) New York Times Nov 15, 2025
82% CHEAT Chelsea at the top, with passion play away (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
82% HOME Where the away team is not playing (4) The Washington Post Mini Sep 1, 2025
82% THEMICEWILLPLAY When the cat's away . . (15) USA Today Nov 12, 2015
77% LEO Zodiac cat (3)
77% MEOWS Cat sounds (5) USA Today Dec 8, 2025
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