SANCTION Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 266 solutions for 'SANCTION' with 2 to 20 letters.
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The clue "sanction" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on February 17, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "ALLOW", a 5-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
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SANCTION with 11 letters
ENFRANCHISE
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ENTITLEMENT
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GIVE CONSENT
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GO ALONG WITH
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INDUBITABLE
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JOHN HANCOCK
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LEGISLATION
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PREROGATIVE
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PROMPTITUDE
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RETALIATION
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RETRIBUTION
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RUBBER STAMP
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RUBBERSTAMP
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SANCTIONING
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SIGN AND SEAL
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SPONSORSHIP
11
SUBSCRIBE TO
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THINK WELL OF
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UNEQUIVOCAL
11
UNLOATHNESS
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WILLINGNESS
11
YIELD ASSENT
11
SANCTION with 12 letters
ACQUIESCENCE
12
AUTHENTICATE
12
CARTE BLANCHE
12
CONFIRMATION
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CONFIRMATIVE
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CONFIRMATORY
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GIVE THUMBS UP
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LEGALIZATION
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LEGITIMATIZE
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NOTARIZATION
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RATIFICATION
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SUBSCRIPTION
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TAKE KINDLY TO
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UNRELUCTANCE
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VERIFICATORY
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SANCTION with 13 letters
AUTHORISATION
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AUTHORIZATION
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CERTIFICATION
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CORROBORATIVE
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CORROBORATORY
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DECLARE LAWFUL
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ENCOURAGEMENT
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FAVORABLE VOTE
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VIEW WITH FAVOR
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SANCTION with 14 letters
AUTHENTICATION
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GIVE PERMISSION
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GIVE THE GO-AHEAD
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LEGITIMIZATION
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RECOMMENDATION
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SEAL OF APPROVAL
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SWEAR AND AFFIRM
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UNGRUDGINGNESS
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SANCTION with 15 letters
ENFRANCHISEMENT
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HAVE NO OBJECTION
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MAKE A REGULATION
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STAMP OF APPROVAL
15
SANCTION with 16 letters
AFFIRMATIVE VOICE
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COUNTERSIGNATURE
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LEGITIMATIZATION
16
SANCTION with 17 letters
CONSENT TO SILENTLY
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GIVE THE IMPRIMATUR
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KEEP IN COUNTENANCE
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VOTE AFFIRMATIVELY
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SANCTION with 20 letters
GIVE OFFICIAL SANCTION
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Top answers for SANCTION crossword clue from newspapers

ALLOW
ENDORSE
OKAY
RATIFY
APPROVAL
ACCREDIT
PENALTY
ENDORSEMENT
PERMIT
LICENSE
APPROVE

Definition of sanction

  • a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards; formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"; give authority or permission to; give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"; the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"

Anagrams of sanction

ACTINONS CANONIST CANTIONS CONTAINS SONANTIC

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Solution ALLOW is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution ALLOW is 5 letters long. We have 12 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "SANCTION"?

There are 266 solutions. The longest is GIVE OFFICIAL SANCTION with 20 letters, and the shortest is OK with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 20 letters long.

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Approve, sanction
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Duly sanctioned
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Evian Championship co-sanctioning org.
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Give sanction to
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Kill without legal sanction
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Killed without legal sanction
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Lessen, as sanctions
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Officially sanctioned
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Remove sanctions
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Sanctioned by custom
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Sanctions informally
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Those sanctioning
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