Secret of behaving badly and escaping punishment — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “Secret of behaving badly and escaping punishment”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 19th Apr 2013. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Secret of behaving badly and escaping punishment” is SCOT (4 letters).
We last saw “Secret of behaving badly and escaping punishment” in Guardian Cryptic on 19th Apr 2013.
The 4-letter answer for “Secret of behaving badly and escaping punishment” is SCOT.
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