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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SPARE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

• an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

• a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

adjective satellite

• thin and fit

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• not taken up by scheduled activities

• kept in reserve especially for emergency use

• lacking in magnitude or quantity

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

verb

• refrain from harming

• save or relieve from an experience or action

• give up what is not strictly needed

• use frugally or carefully

33%6Show some leniency
verb

• move in order to make room for someone for something

• become less intense

• reduce pressure or intensity

30%6 Action to show mercy or leniency
noun

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense

• a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

• the formal act of liberating someone

verb

• accept an excuse for

• grant a pardon to

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