Atone for the slap! (4-2) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAKEUP Atone for the slap! (4-2) (6)
10% SIN Reason to atone (3) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
9% ELEVATION Height of evil? Atone somehow (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
9% SMACK Slap (5) (5) Mirror Classic Sep 2, 2025
9% PENANCE Religious atonement (7) Commuter Aug 21, 2025
8% DOH Utterance accompanying a head slap (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
8% CATION Positively charged particle; atonic (anag.) (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 31, 2025
8% PAT Congratulatory slap on the back (3)
8% LIPPI Audibly slap Italian painter (5) The Times Cryptic Sep 17, 2025
8% GOTFRESH Earned a slap, perhaps (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2025
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