| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| A rollicking for uncontrolled laughing on set (6-7) | Puzzler Cryptic | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Get a telling off for tying up anatomy (6-7) | ||
| Loud scolding (6-7) | ||
| Glean shouting represented severe verbal reprimand (6-7) | ||
| Verbal dressing-down (6-7) | ||
| Strongly worded reprimand | Wall Street Journal | 06 May 2024 |
| Severe verbal rebuke (6-7) | ||
| . . . so their parents gave them a __ . . | Newsday | 06 Sep 2017 |
| Severe verbal reprimand | ||
| Verbal whipping | ||
| Part of a dressing-down | ||
| Dressing-down | ||
| Severe reproof: Colloq. |