PUNITIVE

Severe and retaliatory (8)

Solution has appeared in 3 crosswords (2 across and 1 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,270 — 2022-06-29 23:00:22
  1D: Inflicting punishment (8)
• Quick crossword No 16,040 — 2021-10-03 23:00:41
  9A: Swingeing (8)
• Quick crossword No 15,473 — 2019-12-10 00:00:05
  9A: Severe and retaliatory (8)