Sheds tears often, contrived to show compassion Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOFTHEARTEDNESS Sheds tears often, contrived to show compassion (15) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 11, 2017
7% CRY Shed tears (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
6% WEEP Shed tears (4) New York Times Mini Oct 21, 2025
5% TENDERER Increasingly sentimental tears regularly shed on boat (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
5% NNE Compass reading (3) Newsday Dec 19, 2025
5% SSE Compass dir. (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 17, 2025
5% RIP Tear (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
5% ENE Compass reading (3) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
5% SSW Compass reading (3) Newsday Dec 5, 2025
5% ESE Compass pt. (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 5, 2025

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