Clues for the word "MERCENARY"
We've had 12 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 20 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on July 14, 2025.
Definition of mercenary
- a. - Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.
- a. - Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.
- n. - One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.
Referring Clues
- Perfect job for Warren?
- Soldier of fortune
- Soldier for hire
- Motivated by money
- Soldier of Fortune subject
- Hired soldier happy to hold broken cane
- Hired soldier
- A charging soldier?
- One happy to include lots of US money with advance?
- Acting for money
- In it for the money
- Soldier's compassion overcoming near disaster
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - July 14, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 15, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 06, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - June 19, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - June 16, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - September 07, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 05, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - August 11, 2017
- LA Times - July 06, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - June 19, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - August 04, 2016
- Guardian Quiptic - February 02, 2015
- Guardian Speedy - September 28, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - September 04, 2013
- New York Times - May 17, 2009
- Guardian Quick - February 17, 2009
- Guardian Speedy - April 10, 2005
- Guardian Cryptic - April 18, 2001