| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| POETICJUSTICE | Sometimes ironic reward or punishment |
| DESERTS | Due reward or punishment. |
| payment | reward or punishment; requital |
| desert | due reward or punishment |
| deserts | due reward or punishment |
| justice | the administration of punishment or reward |
| requital | something given or done as repayment, reward, punishment, etc., in return |
| meriting | Deserve or be worthy of (something, esp. reward, punishment, or attention) |
| deserve | Do something or have or show qualities worthy of (reward or punishment) |
| sticks | A threat of punishment or unwelcome measures (often contrasted with the offer of reward as a means of persuasion) |
