Deduce penalty, in essence, could be diabolical Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INFERNAL Deduce penalty, in essence, could be diabolical (8)
5% FINE Penalty (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
5% SATANIC Diabolical (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
5% INFER Deduce (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
5% GIST Essence (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 4, 2025
5% EVIL Diabolical (4) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
4% CARD Indicator of a penalty, in soccer (4) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
4% FORFEIT Embarrassing penalty in a game (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
4% SCOTFREE Without penalty (8) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
4% GOAL Penalty kick target (4) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
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