Payback Crossword Clue
11 letters · New York Times · Sunday, January 10, 2021 · 66-Down
Appeared in 6 New York Times Crosswords between December 1996 and January 2021.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 10, 2021 · 66-Down · 11 letters
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the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
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- Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between June 2015 and October 2015.REVENGE7 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, February 4, 2000.RECOMPENSE10 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, February 23, 1997.REPRISAL8 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Wednesday, December 11, 1996.REBATE6 lettersanswer page
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