Hanging around back of these must be punitive Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWINGEING Hanging around back of these must be punitive (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 22, 2015
3% STAYS Hangs around (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 9, 2026
3% LOITERER One who hangs around (8) Premier Sunday Jun 28, 2026
2% ORSO Around (4) LA Times Daily Aug 8, 2026
2% HASTO Must (5) Universal Aug 6, 2026
2% DROOP Hang limply (5) Commuter Aug 6, 2026
2% ARTGALLERY Where one might find a Constable just hanging around? (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 5, 2026
2% EAVE Roof over- hang (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 3, 2026
2% DRIES Hangs on a clothesline (5) New York Times Aug 2, 2026
2% BEARWITHME "Hang on a moment" (10) Universal Aug 2, 2026

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