Contrite, penitent (10) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APOLOGETIC Contrite, penitent (10) (10)
9% ATONE Be penitent (5) Newsday Jul 9, 2026
9% REMORSE Contrition (7) Eugene Sheffer May 23, 2026
8% RUEFUL Contrite (6) The Telegraph Quick Apr 30, 2026
8% PENITENT Contrite (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 16, 2026
7% REPENT Feel contrition (6) Puzzler Backwords Apr 28, 2026
5% LOTHARIO Character in 1702 Nicholas Rowe stage play The Fair Penitent whose name has come to mean any rake or libertine (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Jun 9, 2026
5% ITALIAN The -, 1797 novel by Mrs Ann Radcliffe subtitled The Confessional of the Black Penitents (7) (7) Mirror Quiz May 9, 2026
5% ATONED Was penitent (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 18, 2025
5% SORRY Penitent (5) Newsday Feb 18, 2024
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