Rotter starts smacking naughty child (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STINKER Rotter starts smacking naughty child (7) (7)
6% LIMPET Clingy individual allowed to hold naughty child (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
6% IMPART Give naughty child paintings, perhaps (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
6% SLAPPED Smacked (7) Commuter Dec 31, 2025
6% LOWLIFE Rotter (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Dec 18, 2025
6% HIT Smack (3) LA Times Daily Dec 12, 2025
6% TSK "Naughty, naughty" (3) New York Times Nov 19, 2025
5% DIS Smack-talk (3) Commuter Feb 10, 2026
5% TIDDLER Tiny child violinist failing to start on time (7) The Times Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
5% SWATS Hard smacks (5) Newsday Feb 5, 2026
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