"When the cat's away, the mice will ___" (common rhyming idiom) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "When the cat's away, the mice will ___" (common rhyming idiom) . 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 PLAY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLAY "When the cat's away, the mice will ___" (common rhyming idiom) (4)
59% ABAA Common rhyme scheme for a quatrain (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
56% GAIN "No pain, no ___" (common rhyming idiom) (4)
53% GRAY *Idiom with the color changed! Once in a ___ moon, when something is a very common occurrence and not a rare sight (4)
53% ISLAND Common cruise stop with a silent "S" (6)
51% MAZES Puzzles for lab mice (5) USA Today Oct 26, 2025
51% SQUEAKS Sounds of mice and rats (7) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 2, 2025
51% VOLES Field mice (5) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
51% THREE "__ Blind Mice" (5) Commuter Sep 1, 2025
51% AWAY "When the cat's ___, the mice will play" (4)
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