Type of punishment found in country's leading city Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAPITAL Type of punishment found in country's leading city (7)
5% AHEAD In the lead (5) LA Times Daily May 12, 2026
5% INTRO Lead-in (5) Thomas Joseph May 12, 2026
5% PERUGIA City in South American country primarily German in ancestry (7) The Times Quick Cryptic May 5, 2026
5% FLOG Punish by whipping (4) (4) Puzzler May 4, 2026
5% ESSEN City in Germany; leading administrative centre of the Ruhr (5) (5) Mirror Quiz May 4, 2026
5% SPARES Doesn't punish (6) Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026
5% SERIOUS Heavy criminal uses to repress S American city (7) The Telegraph Cryptic May 1, 2026
5% REEN West Country ditch found in "fire engine" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 28, 2026
5% ILK Type (3) The Washington Post Mini Apr 24, 2026
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