The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VENAL , but the solution may also be SOLDIER OF FORTUNE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Mercenary crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VENAL | 63 % | 5 |
| HESSIAN | 13 % | 7 |
| HIRELING | 10 % | 8 |
| CRASS | 3 % | 5 |
| HIREDGUN | 3 % | 8 |
| SOLDIER OF FORTUNE | 3 % | 18 |
| SORDID | 3 % | 6 |
Why may SOLDIER-OF-FORTUNE be the right solution?
The term "Soldier of Fortune" is often used as a synonym for a mercenary, someone who fights for money rather than loyalty to a country or cause.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mercenary
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- freelance
- moneymaking
- paid
- soldier of fortune
- mercantile
- materialistic
- worldly
- commercial
- worldly-minded
- vigilante
- employment
- henchman
Crossword Answer definitions
VENAL adjective- Venous; pertaining to veins.
- For sale; available for purchase.
- Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.
- Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.
- (of behaviour etc.) Corrupt, mercenary.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result VENAL
- Open to bribery
- Corruptible
- Corrupt
- Easily bribed
- Not immune to bribes
- Receptive to bribery
- Mercenary
- Open to bribes
- Easily corrupted
- Open to corruption
More clues leading to the result HESSIAN
- Revolutionary War mercenary
- Soldier of fortune
- Battle of Trenton participant
- German of our Revolution.
- We fought this German in another war.
- Mercenary person.
- A venal person: Colloq.
- Hired soldier in Revolutionary War.
- Citizen of Wiesbaden.
- Mercenary of the Revolution.
More clues leading to the result HIRELING
- Subservient
- Underpaid worker
- One working solely for compensation
- Menial
- Stooge.
- Mercenary.
- Mercenary
- Flunky
- Menial worker
- Menial worker only in it for the money
More clues leading to the result CRASS
More clues leading to the result HIREDGUN
- Expert brought into fix a "problem"
- He's paid for hits
- *Mob employee
- Mercenary
- Offer?
- Hit man, essentially
- Old West villain