Mercenary individual or menial drudge (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mercenary individual or menial drudge (8) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on October 14, 2026. 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 HIRELING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HIRELING Mercenary individual or menial drudge (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Oct 14, 2026
6% PEONS Drudges (5) Newsday Sep 4, 2026
6% PEON Drudge (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 25, 2026
6% TOILER Drudge (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 13, 2026
6% FORTUNEHUNTER Mercenary individual (7-6) (13) The Guardian Quick Jul 31, 2026
5% ONE Individual (3) The Telegraph Mini Oct 14, 2026
5% BOTTLEWASHER Menial or factotum (6-6) (12) Mirror Classic Oct 13, 2026
5% DOGSBODY Drudge, skivvy (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2026
5% ONES Individuals (4) LA Times Daily Sep 25, 2026
5% SEMINAL Menials, surprisingly, highly influential (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 25, 2026

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