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It Is Fitting Amidst Extremes Of Penury Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PITY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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199%4Exact Match!
233%7Fitting between two extremes
327%4Amidst

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "PITY" which means:

    noun
  • • A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
  • • An unfortunate development
  • • The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
  • verb
  • • Share the suffering of
  • interjection
  • • Short form of what a pity.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I felt pity for the homeless man on the street."
  • • "She looked at him with pity in her eyes."

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The Guardian Cryptic17 Mar 2008 Across 13
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