Rude about penalty taken by a French defender initially Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UNREFINED Rude about penalty taken by a French defender initially (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 19, 2018
3% FINE Penalty (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
2% FIRST Initial (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
2% TRAVELLER Tense French composer heads out of Lyon, escaping rude tourist (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
2% ORAL Taken by mouth (4) Commuter Nov 18, 2025
2% REF Penalty caller (3) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025
2% SHOVE Push rudely (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 5, 2025
2% DEMERIT Fault of French motor initially with exhaust upside-down (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
2% AVEC French "with" (4) New York Times Nov 3, 2025
2% CONFINE Incarcerate prisoner with penalty (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Oct 31, 2025

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