Stretch, and man gets punishment (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPANKING Stretch, and man gets punishment (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 3, 2024
7% ATHICKEAR IT hacker with a novel punishment (9) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 16, 2025
7% INSIDE "A Man on the ___" (6) TV Dec 14, 2025
7% ERA Stretch of years (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 12, 2025
7% GROOM Man getting married (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 10, 2025
7% GYMS At workout rooms start getting your muscles stretching (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
7% SPANS Stretches across (5) Universal Dec 7, 2025
7% ERAS Historical stretches (4) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
7% SWARD Stretch of lush turf (5) The Times Concise Dec 6, 2025
7% SLAP Nominal punishment (4) Newsday Nov 28, 2025

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