Principal had me caned - tears, unfortunately, to follow Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Principal had me caned - tears, unfortunately, to follow featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on September 9, 2025. 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HEADMASTER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEADMASTER Principal had me caned - tears, unfortunately, to follow (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
5% DROP Word following "rain" or "tear" (4)
5% ANO "That's going to be ___ from me, unfortunately" (3)
5% MENACES Threatens me with canes (7) (7)
5% ACL Unfortunate thing for an athlete to tear, for short (3)
4% RAZE Tear down (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 10, 2025
4% MISHAP Unfortunate event (6) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
4% WEEP Make tears (4) New York Times Sep 4, 2025
4% IVE "___ had it!" (3) Universal Sep 2, 2025
4% ALAS "Unfortunately..." (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2025

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