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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Forgiving awful crime completely? Not quite last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MERCIFUL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MERCIFUL Forgiving awful crime completely? Not quite (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 8, 2024
6% PARDONS Forgives (7) USA Today Nov 14, 2025
5% INTOTO Completely (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 28, 2025
5% TERRIBLE Awful (8) The Times Concise Nov 27, 2025
5% LETITGO Forgive and forget (7) Newsday Nov 26, 2025
5% STANK Smelled awful (5) USA Today Nov 26, 2025
5% LOUSY Plain awful (5) LA Times Daily Nov 26, 2025
5% IHOPENOT "That would be awful!" (8) USA Today Nov 24, 2025
5% ERR "To ___ is human, to forgive divine" (3)
5% ORI "… ___ quit!" (3) New York Times Nov 16, 2025

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