Punishes a child Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Punishes a child . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPANKS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPANKS Punishes a child (6)
21% SLAPDASH Punish a child just a little for being careless (8) (8)
4% NOTV Child's punishment, maybe (4) LA Times Daily Aug 13, 2025
3% EXILE Napoleon's punishment after the Battle of Waterloo (5) New York Times Mini Oct 17, 2025
3% CANING Old form of school punishment (6) (6) The Sun Mini Oct 17, 2025
3% TYKE Cheeky child (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
3% TOT Young child (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
3% SON Male child (3)
3% FYODOR --- Dostoevsky, author of Crime and Punishment (6) The Times Specialist Oct 6, 2025
3% POETICJUSTICE Fitting punishment (13) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
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