Punishment advice from Spooner: 'Don't suffer alone!' (4,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Punishment advice from Spooner: 'Don't suffer alone!' (4,5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 1, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HAIRSHIRT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAIRSHIRT Punishment advice from Spooner: 'Don't suffer alone!' (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
49% INPUT Advice (5) LA Times Mini Dec 28, 2025
49% ILL Suffering from a cold, say (3) The Telegraph Mini Dec 25, 2025
49% PENAL Of punishment (5) Newsday Dec 23, 2025
49% AGONISE Suffer since noon - one's alone, in the end (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 15, 2025
49% STIRCRAZY Suffering from cabin fever (9) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
49% LETOFF Excuse from punishment (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 23, 2025
47% AMNESIC Suffering from memory loss, in a way (7) New York Times Dec 31, 2025
47% TIP Piece of advice (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 23, 2025
47% TOA ___ T (3) New York Times Dec 20, 2025

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