Whip
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 20 Sep 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 18 Jun 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Wednesday, 26 May 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Saturday, 24 Apr 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Thursday, 4 Mar 2021
  • The Mirror Quick - Saturday, 9 Jan 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 30 Oct 2020
  • The Mirror Quick - Saturday, 24 Oct 2020
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Tuesday, 1 Sep 2020
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 20 Aug 2020
  • The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Tuesday, 14 Jul 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 2 Jun 2020

Crossword Answers

2 letters

AP

3 letters

TAN
A light brown the color of topaz

PIP
A mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

4 letters

BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

LASH
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

FLAY
Strip the skin off

FLOG
Beat with a cane

BEST
The supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"

WELT
A raised or strengthened seam

5 letters

WHISK
A mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream

SLASH
A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

STRAP
A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

SCALD
The act of burning with steam or hot water

MOPUP
A concluding action

WORST
The weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"

KNOUT
A whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners

6 letters

SWITCH
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

RACKUP
Defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

PUNISH
Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

LATHER
The foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)

THRASH
A swimming kick used while treading water

DEFEAT
The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

FERULE
A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children

7 letters

SCOURGE
A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

TROUNCE
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

BLISTER
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

8 letters

WHIPLASH
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

9 letters

PARTYWHIP
A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

10 letters

FLAGELLATE
A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

13 letters

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