Stiff punishment at school? Bad luck Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HARDLINES Stiff punishment at school? Bad luck (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 22, 2022
6% RIGID Stiff (5) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
6% DETENTION School punishment (9) (9) Mirror Classic Sep 18, 2025
6% CANED Punished - at school? (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 18, 2025
5% HARDCHEESE Drunk has cheered bad luck (10) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
5% OHNO "That's bad!" (4) USA Today Nov 14, 2025
5% AMULET Good luck charm (6) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
5% REPRIEVE Postponement of a punishment (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 10, 2025
5% PREP ___ school (4) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
5% DICE They're rolled for luck (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2025

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