Crossword answer
PENITENTIARY
12 letters · Used for 1 different clues · 2 appearances · Last seen The Independent, May 30, 2026
Letter pattern
PENITENTIARY
Clues that lead to PENITENTIARY
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US prison12The IndependentMay 30, 2026
About PENITENTIARY in crosswords
PENITENTIARY is a 12-letter answer that has appeared 2 times in our database across 1 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “US prison” in the The Independent crossword on May 30, 2026.
Other 12-letter answers
REMUNERATIVEProfitable forging Vermeer at uni
HINDISHINDIGDiwali or Holi?
SNAKECHARMEROld carnival attraction
CARTEBLANCHEUnrestricted ability
OVERDIDVERDIListened to "Rigoletto" way too many times?
KLINGONLINGOSome "Star Trek" slang?
INSTALLATIONArt exhibit popular with everybody, maybe Paddington bears?
LOTSAFLOTSAMA whole bunch of ocean detritus?
OCASIOCORTEZRepresentative Alexandria who is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at age 29 in 2018: Hyph.
RICHARDADAMSAuthor best known for Watership Down
ADVENTITIOUSAccidental
OSTENTATIOUSShowy
EXAGGERATIONOver-the-top description (12)
WILLIEWINKIE*Nursery rhyme lad with one eye closed?
Every appearance of PENITENTIARY (2)
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May 30, 2026
US prison · The Independent · 6 Down
Apr 18, 2024
US prison · The Independent · 10 Across