Police officer - one time - is to suffer punishment Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Police officer - one time - is to suffer punishment featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on February 21, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COPIT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COPIT Police officer - one time - is to suffer punishment (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 21, 2026
7% COP Police officer (3) Newsday Feb 3, 2026
7% COPPER Police officer (6) The Times Concise Jan 31, 2026
7% COPS Police officers (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 17, 2025
6% PENAL Of punishment (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 19, 2026
6% LAWANDORDER Things police officers maintain (11) Premier Sunday Feb 15, 2026
6% TERM Time in office (4) Commuter Feb 12, 2026
6% BEAT Police officer's round (4) The Times Concise Feb 3, 2026
6% INSPECTOR Princes to corrupt police officer (9) (9) The Sun Two Speed Jan 19, 2026
6% ILL Suffering (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 16, 2026

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Police officer - one time - is to suffer punishment Crossword Clue
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