Come down heavily on a hanging for smuggling heroin Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AVALANCHE Come down heavily on a hanging for smuggling heroin (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 1, 2016
3% SAG Hang down wearily (3)
3% PLOPS Sits (down) heavily (5) New York Times Mini Dec 1, 2025
3% PLOP Sit down heavily (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
2% DEAR "Hang on for ___ life" (4)
2% UPSHOT What it all comes down to (6) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
2% STICKER Dagger, not a dessert, smuggled into prison (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
2% TROD Walked heavily (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
2% CLEOPATRA Shakespeare heroine (9) Commuter Jan 23, 2026
2% OHWAIT "Hang on ..." (6) Universal Jan 20, 2026

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