Penal; retaliatory Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNITIVE Penal; retaliatory (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2022
5% TWOCANPLAY Retaliatory principle that applies to surrounding solutions (3,3,4,2,4,4) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
5% OPENPRISON Minimum security penal establishment (4,6) (10)
5% TREADMILL Victorian wheel-like penal device (9) (9)
5% TITFORTAT Retaliatory (9) The Telegraph Quick May 21, 2023
5% AVENGING Retaliatory (8)
4% IRAN Country that launched retaliatory strikes on Israel following an Israeli attack on its infrastructure. (4) (4)
4% PRISON Penal institution (6) The Times Concise May 3, 2025
4% BORSTAL Penal institution (7) The Sun Two Speed Mar 27, 2025
4% DOCKS Penalizes monetarily (5)

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