Mercy or leniency (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLEMENCY Mercy or leniency (8) (8)
8% LAXITY Carelessness, lenience (6) (6)
8% STRICTNESS Opposite of leniency (10) Premier Sunday Jun 22, 2025
7% LENIENT Let nine off to be merciful (7) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 3, 2025
7% IRONFISTED Unlikely to show mercy (10) LA Times Daily Aug 9, 2025
7% IGIVE "Mercy!" (5) LA Times Daily Jun 29, 2025
7% SPARED Showed mercy to (6) USA Today Jun 12, 2025
6% SCEPTRE British royal Rod of Equity and Mercy, e.g. (7) New York Times Sep 6, 2025
6% UNO Card game with a "Show 'Em No Mercy" version (3) Universal Sep 3, 2025
6% CLEMENT Attlee maybe being merciful (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 24, 2025
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