"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)
86% FACTOID Fido playing with cat? It's probably not true (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Apr 10, 2026
82% OFF Away (3) The Telegraph Quick Apr 6, 2026
82% OUTBREAK Start of disease when away on holiday (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 4, 2026
82% MOG Cat (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 25, 2026
82% TOM Cat (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 22, 2026
82% PETERSOUT Fades away when leading apostle's not in (6,3) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 2, 2026
82% THEMICEWILLPLAY When the cat's away . . (15) USA Today Nov 12, 2015
77% MEOW Cat's cry (4) New York Times Apr 15, 2026
77% LEO Astrological cat (3) LA Times Daily Apr 15, 2026
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