Horrify all puritanical people, acting licentiously to begin with (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APPAL Horrify all puritanical people, acting licentiously to begin with (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Sep 26, 2026
5% AGHAST Highly horrified (6) Newsday Sep 27, 2026
5% WANTONLY Without justification or licentiously (8) The Telegraph Quick Sep 21, 2026
4% ERRATA Editor routinely rectifies all these aberrations to begin with? (6) The Times Cryptic Oct 15, 2026
4% RITES Solemn acts (5) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2026
4% RITE Solemn act (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 12, 2026
4% NONO Taboo act (4) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 11, 2026
4% DONTS Forbidden acts (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 10, 2026
4% ONSET Beginning (5) Commuter Oct 8, 2026
4% STIMULUS Incentive to act (8) Commuter Oct 8, 2026

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