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Compassion For The Unfortunate Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MERCY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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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

29%14 Expressions of sympathy or compassion for unfortunate situations
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18%5 Feels compassion
noun

• Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

• Parsley

• The name of the Latin-script letter H.

verb

• To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

• To cause someone or something to suffer pain.

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The Guardian Quick18 Jan 2016 Across 13
The Guardian Quick26 Jul 2010 Down 20
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