Punishes for lateness, maybe Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Punishes for lateness, maybe . 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 DOCKS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOCKS Punishes for lateness, maybe (5)
8% PENAL Of punishment (5) Newsday Dec 23, 2025
7% SUP Eat late (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
7% NIGHT Late evening (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 27, 2025
7% RECENTLY Of late (8) Newsday Dec 26, 2025
7% STRAFE Harry faster to punish (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Dec 24, 2025
7% FINED Discover taking drug is punished (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
7% GOSCOTFREE Get away with no punishment (10) Universal Dec 21, 2025
7% ETRUSCANS Old Italians punished recusants (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
7% ATHICKEAR IT hacker with a novel punishment (9) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 16, 2025
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