The Clue
Acts of kindness (7 letter answer)
The Answer
MERCIES
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Notes
The answer MERCIES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
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Definition
MERCY as a noun:
1. (clemency, mercifulness, mercy) = leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
2. (mercifulness, mercy) = a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
3. (mercifulness, mercy) = the feeling that motivates compassion
4. something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
5. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"