Lenient Crossword Clue

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Lenient Crossword Answer

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SOFT

(4 letters)

GENTLE

(6 letters)

CLEMENT

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. emptying easily or excessively
2. lacking in rigor or strictness

Hint 2: Clue Definition

LENIENT (adjective)
1. tolerant or lenient
2. characterized by tolerance and mercy

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SOFT
(4 letters)
GENTLE
(6 letters)
CLEMENT
(7 letters)

More Universal Crossword (1/10/2026) Answers

Across

1. Collectible figurines with large heads

10. Mexican street food

14. "Hope things get better for me"

15. Hawaiian for "family"

17. Out-of-your-seat applause, informally

18. Semester-ending test

19. Loathe

20. Audaciously self-confident, in slang

22. French fashion inits.

23. Trail mix

25. Evaluate on Yelp

26. ___ Gras

27. Acquired

29. Airport ID checkers

30. Name that rhymes with foodie

31. Martial art named after its country of origin

35. Playground fixtures

37. Hosp. areas

38. Time to roll the dice in Yahtzee

39. Welcomed to one's home

40. Acquires

42. Honeycomb shape

44. Alerted

45. Subreddit mediator, briefly

46. "The ___ Runner" (Khaled Hosseini novel)

47. Sound barrier?

49. Romantic outings

50. Some postgrad degrees

51. ___ G BIV

52. "What was I thinking?"

53. Hilarious people

55. "Let's freakin' go!"

60. Affirmative response to a parent

61. Cryptocurrency assets created for entertainment purposes

62. Rounded parts of hammers

63. Struck down biblically

64. Pigs' digs

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Down

1. Ending for "gold" or "star"

2. Remove ID from, like on Instagram

3. "___ burrito!" ("Coolio!")

4. Slang term describing the vibe of Barbie's beau

5. Strange

6. Like some internships

7. Deed holder

8. Igpay atinlay "language"

9. Short parts of pugs

10. Soy product

11. Tuna variety

12. Feel me?

13. "It's also worth mentioning ..."

16. Bowling venues

21. Restrained, as a dog

24. Porta-___ (some bathrooms)

26. Mexican painter known for her self-portraits

28. What claps or rolls during a storm

31. (Where's my catnip?)

32. Exploration of a city on foot, perhaps

33. Houston stadium with a trademarked turf

34. "___ Poetica"

41. Jennifer of "Friends"

42. "___ is that possible?!"

43. "Wario's Woods" console

45. Complete chaos

48. Weaving machines

49. ___ & Gabbana

50. Item handled by an actor

52. Bug spray ingredient

54. Texting format: Abbr.

56. Med. plan option

57. High-pitched bark

58. Opposite of WSW

59. Frequently redacted fig.

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