Early Eastern mercenary — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Early Eastern mercenary”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 3rd Sept 2000. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Early Eastern mercenary” is NINJA (5 letters).
We last saw “Early Eastern mercenary” in NYT Crossword on 3rd Sept 2000.
The 5-letter answer for “Early Eastern mercenary” is NINJA.
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