| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ROUT | Occasion for the mercy rule |
| ROUT | Reason for a mercy rule |
| ROUT | Game ended by the mercy rule |
| ANTONIO | For whose benefit "the quality of mercy is not strain'd" in Shakespeare |
| miserere | A psalm in which mercy is sought, esp. Psalm 51 or the music written for it |
| misereres | A psalm in which mercy is sought, esp. Psalm 51 or the music written for it |
| thrower | make (oneself) dependent commit (oneself) for help, support, or protection threw himself on the mercy of the court |
