Conservative bending rule is lacking in compassion (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRUEL Conservative bending rule is lacking in compassion (5) (5)
7% PITILESS Lacking compassion (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Aug 3, 2026
6% ARE "Rules ___ rules" (3) New York Times Sep 14, 2026
5% STIFF Difficult to bend (5) Newsday Sep 16, 2026
5% MARKETVALUE Make a rule about conserving television's current worth (11) The Times Cryptic Sep 15, 2026
5% RECLINED Ruled again to recruit Conservative, being laid back (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 14, 2026
5% KNEE It can be "bended" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 12, 2026
5% PLIE Ballet bend (4) Commuter Sep 11, 2026
5% HASNT Lacks (5) New York Times Sep 11, 2026
5% SANS Lacking (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2026
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