Stick : punishment :: ___ : reward Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARROT Stick : punishment :: ___ : reward (6) New York Times Feb 23, 2016
6% TIPS Rewards for waiting (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 25, 2026
6% SNAPS Rewards a poetry reading performer (5) Wall Street Journal Apr 25, 2026
6% JUT Stick (out) (3) Newsday Apr 22, 2026
6% ARM Stick, for a snowman (3) Universal Apr 20, 2026
6% RAISES Job rewards (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 18, 2026
6% DOXED E-published as punishment (5) Newsday Apr 17, 2026
6% TREATS Little rewards (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 16, 2026
6% CANED Punished (5) (5) Mirror Quick Apr 16, 2026
6% ADHERE Stick (to) (6) Newsday Apr 13, 2026

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