Clues for the word "PARDON"
We've had 48 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 63 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on May 26, 2026.
Definition of pardon
- v. t. - The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.
- v. t. - An official warrant of remission of penalty.
- v. t. - The state of being forgiven.
- v. t. - A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amenesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses.
- v. t. - To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender.
- v. t. - To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.
- v. t. - To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
- v. t. - To give leave (of departure) to.
Referring Clues
- It's sometimes begged
- Sentence ender
- Excuse
- Presidential grant
- "Would you repeat that?"
- "Come again?"
- Let off
- "Ahem!"
- Negate a conviction
- Forgive
- "Ahem!"
- Inmate's dream
- Amnesty
- Convict's absolution from the governor
- Reprieve
- "I beg your ___!"
- "My fault"
- Inmate's wish
- "___ me" (excuse me)
- Forgive average fellow
- Incubus "___ Me"
- Forgiveness
- Allow to go unpunished
- Excuse to knock up an academic
- Forgive - eh?
- Overlook a little road in the outskirts of Paignton
- "I'm sorry, could you say that again?"
- Sign agreement to strike, overturning excuse
- I couldn't hear inadequate lecturer
- Conviction cancellation
- Forgiveness is even academic
- Absolve
- Of course it's expected, fellow sorry?
- What an indulgence!
- The average fellow will show forgiveness
- Excuse, forgive
- I've sworn academic men fry bananas dry on the outside
- 1974 grant to Nixon
- What to forgive?
- "I beg your ___" ("Excuse me")
- Ford's bestowal on Nixon
- Formal forgiveness
- "Excuse me!"
- Presidential absolution, as for a Thanksgiving turkey
- "Can you repeat that?"
- "Come again?"
- "Excuse me?"
- Release
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - May 26, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 19, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 14, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - May 07, 2026
- Daily Quick - February 06, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - November 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 29, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 28, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 06, 2024
- LA Times - July 24, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 06, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 06, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 28, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - March 27, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - November 28, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - October 27, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - October 06, 2022
- Daily Quick - February 06, 2018
- Daily Cryptic - November 28, 2017
- New York Times - June 29, 2017
- Guardian Quick - June 28, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - March 18, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - February 28, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - November 16, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 16, 2016
- Guardian Quick - May 17, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - March 24, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 23, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - February 01, 2016
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