Show mercy
The crossword clue "Show mercy" is answered by RELENT, a 6-letter entry. Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RELENT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RELENT answer page.
Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- TAKEPITY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RELENT
Every other clue in this collection answered by RELENT, most used first.
- Give in - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Let up - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Yield - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
- Soften - used 20 times, most recently in 2017
- Back down - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Ease up - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Cave - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Show up - ARRIVE, used 83 times
- Show up - APPEAR, used 79 times
- Show clearly - EVINCE, used 67 times
- Show off - FLAUNT, used 38 times
- Show up for - ATTEND, used 26 times
- Show the ropes to - ORIENT, used 21 times
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