Reason for sackcloth and ashes. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PENANCE Reason for sackcloth and ashes. (7)
8% HESSIAN Sackcloth smeared in ashes (7)
7% REMORSE Sackcloth and ashes (7)
6% URN Vase for ashes (3) The Times Concise Sep 13, 2025
6% BOWIE David ___, "Ashes to Ashes" hitmaker (5)
6% REPENT Don sackcloth and ashes (6)
5% SENSEFUL Reasonable (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
5% EXCESSBAGGAGE Reason for a flight surcharge (13) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
5% TEST Reason for a cram session (4) Universal Oct 12, 2025
5% SANE Reasonable (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
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