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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Permission or penalty last seen in USA Today 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 SANCTION.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | SANCTION Permission or penalty | (8) | USA Today | Sep 16, 2015 | 
| 32% | SANCTIONS Gives permissions for penalties (9) | (9) | ||
| 3% | CONFINE Incarcerate prisoner with penalty (7) | (7) | Mirror Cryptic | Oct 31, 2025 | 
| 3% | ALOUD Given permission to speak in a normal voice | (5) | The Telegraph Toughie | Oct 31, 2025 | 
| 3% | LIBERAL Permissive (7) | (7) | Mirror Quick | Oct 29, 2025 | 
| 3% | MAY Has permission to | (3) | Puzzler Backwords | Oct 24, 2025 | 
| 3% | CONSENT Give permission | (7) | Newsday | Oct 22, 2025 | 
| 3% | FREEREIN Permission to do as one likes (4,4) | (8) | The Guardian Quick | Oct 21, 2025 | 
| 3% | LEAVE Exit permission | (5) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Oct 16, 2025 | 
| 3% | CARD Indicator of a penalty, in soccer | (4) | New York Times | Oct 14, 2025 | 
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