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% INFER Deduce (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 30, 2025
5% SATANIC Diabolical (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
4% SINBIN Penalty box, in hockey lingo (6) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
4% SANCTIONS Economic penalties (9) Commuter Jan 2, 2026
4% READINESS Bedspread, in essence, covers eagerness (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
4% SURMISE Deduce (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 24, 2025
4% RENT Penalty in Monopoly (4) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
4% FETOR Skunky essence (5) Newsday Dec 13, 2025
4% ATTAR Rose essence (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
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