Punishment, figuratively Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Punishment, figuratively last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. 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 THEROD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THEROD Punishment, figuratively (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 7, 2022
98% LUMPS Punishment, figuratively (5)
9% SLAPONTHEWRIST Hand out punishment? (14) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 10, 2025
9% LITERAL Not figurative (7) Commuter Aug 19, 2025
9% CANED Punished - at school? (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 18, 2025
9% RECKON Figure (6) USA Today Aug 15, 2025
9% NOTV Child's punishment, maybe (4) LA Times Daily Aug 13, 2025
9% HOLDINGPENALTY Football punishment (14) Newsday Aug 7, 2025
9% SPANKS Punishes a child (6)
8% MADONNA Pietà figure (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2025

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