Undeserving of punishment Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Undeserving of 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INNOCENT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INNOCENT Undeserving of punishment (8)
3% POETICJUSTICE Fitting punishment (13) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
3% SENTENCE Judicial punishment (8) The Times Concise Sep 22, 2025
3% DETENTION School punishment (9) (9) Mirror Classic Sep 18, 2025
3% SLAPONTHEWRIST Hand out punishment? (14) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 10, 2025
3% HOLDINGPENALTY Football punishment (14) Newsday Aug 7, 2025
3% BUMRAP Undeserved infamy, informally (6) LA Times Daily Aug 3, 2025
3% BUMRAPS Undeserved punishments (7) LA Times Daily May 17, 2020
2% EXILE Napoleon's punishment after the Battle of Waterloo (5) New York Times Mini Oct 17, 2025
2% CANING Old form of school punishment (6) (6) The Sun Mini Oct 17, 2025
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"Innocent" means not guilty or undeserving of punishment. In a crossword, this word is a common clue for someone who is blameless or free of wrongdoing in a legal or moral sense.