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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | WHATFOR Pardon instead of punishment | (7) | ||
| 3% | ELSE Instead | (4) | USA Today | Oct 23, 2026 |
| 3% | GROUND Punish, in a way | (6) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 10, 2026 |
| 3% | EXCUSED Pardoned (7) | (7) | The Sun Mini | Sep 6, 2026 |
| 3% | LIEU In ___ of (instead of) | (4) | ||
| 2% | ERR Use salt instead of sugar, say | (3) | ||
| 2% | ABSOLVED Five held in old base potentially pardoned | (8) | The Telegraph Toughie | Nov 4, 2026 |
| 2% | EXCUSAL Pardon caught sexual deviant | (7) | The Times Cryptic | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 2% | CORPORAL Army officer's sort of punishment? (8) | (8) | Puzzler Cryptic | Oct 21, 2026 |
| 2% | CAPITAL As written, I must be punishable by death (7) | (7) | The Guardian Cryptic | Oct 19, 2026 |
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