Mercenary
The crossword clue "Mercenary" is answered by VENAL, a 5-letter entry. Used 26 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1925. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
VENAL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VENAL answer page.
Used 26 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1925. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- HESSIAN (4 uses in xd)
- HIRELING (3 uses in xd)
- HIREDGUN (1 uses in xd)
- INITFORTHEMONEY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for VENAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by VENAL, most used first.
- Open to bribery - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Corruptible - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
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