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Penal; retaliatory Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Penal; retaliatory last seen in Times Concise puzzle. 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 PUNITIVE.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | PUNITIVE Penal; retaliatory | (8) | The Times Concise | Oct 8, 2022 |
| 7% | FINED Penalized | (5) | Eugene Sheffer | Oct 17, 2025 |
| 5% | DEVILRSQUOSISLAND Penal colony where the novel <i>Papillon</i> was set | (17) | The Times Specialist Sunday | Oct 5, 2025 |
| 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% | TITFORTAT Retaliatory | (9) | The Telegraph Quick | May 21, 2023 |
| 5% | AVENGING Retaliatory | (8) | ||
| 4% | TREADMILL Victorian wheel-like penal device (9) | (9) | ||
| 4% | PRISON Penal institution | (6) | The Times Concise | May 3, 2025 |
| 4% | BORSTAL Penal institution | (7) | The Sun Two Speed | Mar 27, 2025 |
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