Showed mercy to
The crossword clue "Showed mercy to" is answered by SPARED, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPARED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPARED answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SPARED
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPARED, most used first.
- Didn't punish - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Went easy on - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Let off the hook - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Let off - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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 mercy - RELENT, used 16 times
- Mother of mercy - TERESA, used 11 times
- Showed boredom - YAWNED, used 8 times
- Showed fear - TENSED, used 8 times
- "Mercy me!" - OHDEAR, used 7 times
- Showed pleasure - SMILED, used 7 times
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