Unacceptable, as punishment Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unacceptable, as punishment . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CRUEL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRUEL Unacceptable, as punishment (5)
9% NOTOK "Unacceptable" (5) LA Times Daily Feb 3, 2026
8% PENAL Of punishment (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
8% NOTOKAY Unacceptable (7) New York Times Nov 8, 2025
7% OUT Unacceptable in the south (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Jan 26, 2026
7% COPIT To suffer a punishment (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 25, 2026
7% CANE Acne treatment is a punishment (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 20, 2026
7% DAMNS Sends to eternal punishment (5) LA Times Daily Jan 14, 2026
7% GOSCOTFREE Get away with no punishment (10) Universal Dec 21, 2025
7% ATHICKEAR IT hacker with a novel punishment (9) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 16, 2025
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