Not the best way to punish a kid (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPANK Not the best way to punish a kid (5) (5)
8% NOTV Misbehaving kid's punishment, maybe (4)
7% ONEUPS Bests (6) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
7% POETICJUSTICE Fitting punishment (13) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
7% REALLY "No kidding?" (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
7% TOP Best (3) Universal Sep 29, 2025
7% SENTENCE Judicial punishment (8) The Times Concise Sep 22, 2025
7% DETENTION School punishment (9) (9) Mirror Classic Sep 18, 2025
7% ITIS "No kidding?" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 14, 2025
7% SLAPONTHEWRIST Hand out punishment? (14) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 10, 2025
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