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% PITH Essence (4) Thomas Joseph Aug 13, 2026
5% POINT Essence (5) LA Times Daily Jul 25, 2026
5% INFERS Deduces (6) The Atlantic Jun 6, 2026
4% MAY Could possibly (3) Newsday Aug 5, 2026
4% OXFAM Organisation is the essence of paradox, famously (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 4, 2026
4% EAT "I could __" (3) LA Times Daily Aug 1, 2026
4% AREA Picnic or penalty? (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Jul 31, 2026
4% CONFINE Incarcerate prisoner with penalty (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jul 23, 2026
4% FORFEIT Embarrassing penalty in a game (7) Puzzler Backwords Jul 22, 2026
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