It's sometimes given to prisoners — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “It's sometimes given to prisoners”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 11th Feb 2010. 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 “It's sometimes given to prisoners” is MERCY (5 letters).
We last saw “It's sometimes given to prisoners” in NYT Crossword on 11th Feb 2010.
The 5-letter answer for “It's sometimes given to prisoners” is MERCY.
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