M's predecessor constrained by Bond showing mercy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue M's predecessor constrained by Bond showing mercy featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on October 22, 2025. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLEMENT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLEMENT M's predecessor constrained by Bond showing mercy (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 22, 2025
6% RUTHLESS Showing no mercy (8) (8) Mirror Classic Oct 22, 2025
6% CURB Constrain (4) (4) Puzzler Oct 16, 2025
6% LENIENT Merciful (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
6% ALDA Alan of M*A*S*H (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 20, 2025
6% SIZES S, M and L? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 9, 2025
6% TIE Bond and M avoiding prison sentence (3) The Times Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
6% IRONFISTED Unlikely to show mercy (10) LA Times Daily Aug 9, 2025
6% DDE J.F.K.'s predecessor (3) New York Times Jul 29, 2025
5% PDAS Smartphone predecessors, for short (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025

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