Pardon instead of punishment Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pardon instead of punishment . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WHATFOR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHATFOR Pardon instead of punishment (7)
3% LIEU In __ of (instead of) (4) Newsday Aug 27, 2025
3% WHAT "Beg pardon?" (4) Newsday Aug 15, 2025
3% HOLDINGPENALTY Football punishment (14) Newsday Aug 7, 2025
3% AHEM "Pardon me ..." (4) Universal Jul 15, 2025
3% ELSE Instead (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 3, 2025
2% MISTYPE Write "cooly" instead of "coolly," say (7)
2% CANE Acne treatment is a punishment (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
2% THEIR Something often seen in texts instead of they're (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2025
2% LOKI Trickster god who was bound to a rock as punishment (4) Universal Aug 24, 2025
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