Penalise play on words - his undoing! (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNISH Penalise play on words - his undoing! (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 30, 2025
7% FINED Penalised (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 10, 2025
6% LINES Play words (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 2025
6% PUN Play on words (3) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
5% AMIBITINGYOU *Dracula's words of hesitation about his next meal? (12) Universal Dec 5, 2025
5% BANKNOTE Bill in tangle, undoing nets (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
5% SPOONERISM No promises broken in play on words? (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
5% ALONG Word after "play" or "tag" (5) Universal Nov 23, 2025
5% IMPORTANCE Second word in the title of an Oscar Wilde play (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 14, 2025
5% STARSHIP Son, playing his part creating spacecraft (8) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 5, 2025

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