Nine-inch ruler an ill-behaved child may ask for (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Nine-inch ruler an ill-behaved child may ask for (8) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPANKING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPANKING Nine-inch ruler an ill-behaved child may ask for (8) (8)
5% ACTS Behaves (4) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
5% SPANS Units equal to nine inches (5) New York Times Aug 21, 2025
5% BRAT Ill-behaved child (4) USA Today Nov 18, 2023
4% SPITE Ill will (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
4% TEMPTSFATE Asks for trouble (10) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
4% TWOFEET 24 inches (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
4% INAPT Ill-fitting (5) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
4% SOLICIT Ask for (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2025
4% NONET Group of nine (5) Universal Sep 30, 2025
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