Like a schoolmaster punishing inept cad Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEDANTIC Like a schoolmaster punishing inept cad (8) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 28, 2017
3% ROUE Cad (4) Newsday Jan 22, 2026
2% SAPIENT Wise, misconstrued as "inept" (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 21, 2026
2% PENANCE I must dodge pine cane deployed as punishment (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 21, 2026
2% PENAL Of punishment (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
2% CANE Acne treatment is a punishment (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 20, 2026
2% CICADA CIA cad ordered bug (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
2% DAMNS Sends to eternal punishment (5) LA Times Daily Jan 14, 2026
2% RAKE Garden tool; cad (4) The Times Concise Jan 9, 2026
2% ELSE Not like that (4) Newsday Dec 27, 2025

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