As written, I must be punishable by death (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue As written, I must be punishable by death (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 19, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CAPITAL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAPITAL As written, I must be punishable by death (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 19, 2026
6% GROUND Punish, in a way (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 10, 2026
6% GETIT Understand; be punished (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 18, 2026
6% HASTO Must (5) USA Today Sep 17, 2026
6% ALASNO "Sadly, I must decline" (6) The Atlantic Sep 5, 2026
5% ODE Poetry written as a tribute (3)
5% TREATY Written agreement (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 17, 2026
5% TIRED Done to death (5) New York Times Oct 16, 2026
5% IMPASTO Paint? I must have reached P in the dictionary! (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 16, 2026
5% MORBID Obsessed with death (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 15, 2026

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