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Clemency Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MERCY which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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97%5Exact Match!
noun

• leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

• a disposition to be kind and forgiving

• the feeling that motivates compassion

• something for which to be thankful

• alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

96%7Exact Match!
noun

• one of four equal parts

• a district of a city having some distinguishing character

• (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided

• a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

• one of four periods into which the school year is divided

• a fourth part of a year; three months

• one of the four major division of the compass

• a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

• a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

• a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

• an unspecified person

• the rear part of a ship

• piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

• clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

verb

• provide housing for (military personnel)

• pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

• divide into quarters

• divide by four; divide into quarters

95%6Exact Match!
noun

• mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

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Telegraph Quick22 Aug 2023 Down 20
Telegraph Mini09 Feb 2023 Across 6
New York Times09 Jun 1989 Down 35
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