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The Clue

Xanthippe, e.g. (5 letter answer)

The Answer

SHREW

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Notes

The answer SHREW is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.

Related Clues

Hellcat
Nag
Nagger
Scold
"The Taming of the ___"
Termagant
Virago
Chronic nag
Cousin of a mole
Mouselike animal
Mouselike creature
Mouselike mammal
Nagging sort
Nagging woman
Petruchio's challenge
Petruchio's Katherina
Relative of a mole
Shakespearean heroine
Shakespeare's Katharina
One "tamed" in Shakespeare
Headstrong woman, as in Shakespeare
Termagant; virago
Woman with a temper
Ill-tempered woman
Small, voracious mammal

Definition

SHREW as a noun:

1. (shrew, termagant) = a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
2. (shrew, shrewmouse) = small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles