'Merciful' — based on a Latin word meaning to soothe Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'Merciful' — based on a Latin word meaning to soothe last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LENIENT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LENIENT 'Merciful' — based on a Latin word meaning to soothe (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 10, 2017
6% AMO Latin lover's word (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 12, 2026
6% AMAS Latin I word (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 8, 2026
5% AMEN Mean to change the last word (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 13, 2026
5% INTEND Mean (to) (6) The Times Concise Sep 11, 2026
5% ICES Soothes, as a sprain (4) LA Times Daily Sep 8, 2026
5% BEG Plead for mercy (3)
5% BALM Soothing ointment (4)
5% GENTLE Soothing (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 29, 2026
5% AMPERSAND Symbol (&) meaning "and" that started as a stylization of the Latin word "et" and now connects words in business names (9)

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