Answer: LENIENT
LENIENT is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 33 times.
Referring Clues:
- Easy
 - Soft
 - Mild
 - The opposite of harsh
 - Permissive
 - Not too tough
 - Soft, in a way
 - More likely to bend
 - Sparing the rod
 - Inclined to look other way
 - Far from strict
 - Likely to bend
 - Unlike a martinet
 - Showing clemency
 - Inclined to look the other way
 - Not tough
 - Easy-going
 - Not strict
 - Easygoing
 - Willing to let things slide
 - Indulgent
 - Forbearing
 - Not at all strict
 - Merciful
 - Opposite of strict
 - Tolerant
 - Not at all harsh
 - Lax
 - Unusually short, as a prison sentence
 - Showing mercy
 - Far from stern
 - Too easy
 - Forgiving
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - March 08, 2025
 - New York Times - April 03, 2022
 - Universal - February 17, 2021
 - New York Times - January 09, 2020
 - Netword - March 29, 2019
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 09, 2018
 - King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - July 29, 2018
 - Netword - July 06, 2018
 - Netword - March 31, 2018
 - New York Times - December 13, 2017
 - USA Today - October 30, 2017
 - USA Today - October 23, 2017
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 03, 2017
 - LA Times - November 02, 2016
 - Universal - March 17, 2016
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 15, 2015
 - King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - November 09, 2014
 - USA Today - September 25, 2013
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 30, 2013
 - USA Today - August 14, 2013
 
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