Great, maybe, but he took punishment (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEROD Great, maybe, but he took punishment (5) (5)
6% ATE Took in (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 3, 2026
6% THROWTHE This suggests he took bat for discipline (5,3,4,2) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 2, 2026
6% BIRCH Punishment in the wood (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Aug 30, 2026
6% FINE Satisfactory punishment (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 28, 2026
6% SAT Took a chair (3) Commuter Aug 28, 2026
6% RESTED Took it easy (6) Commuter Aug 26, 2026
6% RAN Took to the hills (3)
6% HUGE Great (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 20, 2026
6% PERHAPS Maybe (7) Commuter Aug 19, 2026
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