| Release dogs, some would be relieved (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 30 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Relaxed | The Telegraph Plusword | 27 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Abated | LA Times Daily | 26 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Went slowly | TV | 05 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Subsided | The Telegraph Mini | 26 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Increased the likelihood of making it through, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Loosened (5) | Mirror Quick | 30 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Relaxed and stopped, not having started (5) | Mirror Cryptic | 30 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Made simpler | Commuter | 11 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Moved cautiously | Wall Street Journal | 07 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Relieved to have finished ousting Conservative leader (5) | The Guardian Cryptic | 06 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Relieved from some disease, delighted (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 29 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Loosened, alleviated (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Stopped, didn't start, relaxed (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Given relief from a disease difficult to cure (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Softened | New York Times | 24 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Stopped, took top off, and relaxed the pressure (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed pressure (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Assuaged found in book title as edited (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | Wall Street Journal | 05 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Relaxed when held in the attention of some Londoners |  |  | 
          
            | Made less severe | LA Times Daily | 03 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Alleviated | The Telegraph Quick | 30 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Alleviated | USA Today | 26 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Alleviated | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 24 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Made less complicated | Newsday | 17 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Stopped without starting, relaxed (5) |  |  | 
          
            | A little licence, as editor became less severe |  |  | 
          
            | Made more bearable | Universal | 29 May 2025 | 
          
            | Let up | New York Times | 24 May 2025 | 
          
            | Less than pleased when relieved |  |  | 
          
            | Stopped being beheaded, which made things simpler (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Got less violent and almost stopped (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Concluded leaderless, relieved | The Times Quick Cryptic | 10 May 2025 | 
          
            | We may spend every other letter slipped in gradually (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed about envelope ready for posting carried by senior journalist (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed as Dee stirred, what Ian Bell did to balls through the covers (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | LA Times Daily | 20 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Became less intense (5) | The Guardian Quick | 15 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Made more comfortable (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Loosened | Mirror Quick | 05 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Loosened(5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed and stopped fighting off cold | Mirror Cryptic | 05 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Facilitated getting the mangled seaman out (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Caught out, stopped being relaxed | The Telegraph Cryptic | 03 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Made more bearable | USA Today | 01 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Relaxed | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Lessened tension |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | USA Today | 05 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Became calm | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 23 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Made more mobile with a bit of grease on the rusted end (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Soothed, ... the pain |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | Newsday | 10 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Made less severe | USA Today | 06 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Allayed | Eugene Sheffer | 05 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Relaxed the pressure (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Soothed even anxious students' ever dizzier heads (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Gently manoeuvred into being less tough (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Paved the way for | Commuter | 14 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Stopped, lost head, but brought comfort (5) |  |  | 
          
            | It almost ceased and how this comforted! |  |  | 
          
            | Abated | LA Times Daily | 25 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Made less stressful | Wall Street Journal | 16 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Let up | Wall Street Journal | 11 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Helped a seed to burst (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | Newsday | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Made less painful (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult | Universal | 04 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Relieved to be part of lease discussions (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Became calmer (5) |  |  | 
          
            | It almost stopped and how that comforted! |  |  | 
          
            | Took pressure off |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved when a seed is transplanted |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult | New York Times Mini | 06 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Relieved from some disease, delighted (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 05 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Made less difficult | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 05 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Relaxed, as requirements |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | Commuter | 30 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | A seed, genetically modified, is moved carefully (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Share price fell slightly and finished a cent less (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | Newsday | 14 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Became less difficult |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, as enforcement of rules |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | LA Times Daily | 22 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | A seed may be moved carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Moderated suffering |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated and stopped, though not at first (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 10 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | See? I took notice and was comforted |  |  | 
          
            | In time a sedative gave relief (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, having stopped hundred short |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed | Premier Sunday | 18 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Relieved to have stopped short of a century | The Times Sunday Cryptic | 11 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Possibly greased a bit (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | USA Today | 31 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Moved carefully into place |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated and stopped, though not at first (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 17 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Relieved and satisfied, quitting place | The Telegraph Toughie | 16 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | ___ the pain (relieved discomfort) |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult | Newsday | 08 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | In this case, a sedative brought relief (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Assisted the development of a seed? (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made something less difficult |  |  | 
          
            | Diminished in role as editor |  |  | 
          
            | Didn't start to be ragged as it slackened off (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed | Eugene Sheffer | 22 May 2024 | 
          
            | ___ up (stopped being so strict) |  |  | 
          
            | Made less challenging | Universal | 07 May 2024 | 
          
            | Almost ceased and how this comforted! (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Aided development of a seed (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult (A SEED anagram) (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved from some disease, delighted (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 21 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Lessened pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, or wound up, blowing top |  |  | 
          
            | Moved cautiously | Wall Street Journal | 20 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | A seed resown may be more contented |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Made less troublesome |  |  | 
          
            | Treated with oil derived from a seed (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed when in river that flows west | The Sun Two Speed | 31 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Alleviated | The Sun Two Speed | 31 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Lessened | Wall Street Journal | 27 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Stopped losing head, and slackened off (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made better | Wall Street Journal | 23 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Made simpler | Commuter | 22 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Dee is in the same state but is easily comforted |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved and happy, but out of place |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler | Commuter | 07 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Didn't start being rented, which made things easier (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Handled with care |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed the tension (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Used some oil from a seed perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Used some oil from a seed perhaps (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, a seed being knocked out (5) |  |  | 
          
            | It's almost ceased and how this has comforted! (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Release dogs, some would be relieved (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 13 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Relieved when fifty Romans no longer leased (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Made less harsh | LA Times Daily | 09 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Moved carefully | Thomas Joseph | 09 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | A seed, upset, gets mollified |  |  | 
          
            | Moved smoothly | New York Times | 05 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Waned | The Guardian Quick | 30 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Loosened | Mirror Quick | 27 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Relaxed and stopped, but not initially | Mirror Cryptic | 27 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Each journalist concealing scandal initially relieved (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Each journalist concealing scandal initially relieved | The Telegraph Cryptic | 26 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Began steady, occasionally relaxed (5) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the sheets - slowly loosened lines while keeping control of sails (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated | New York Times | 11 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Head off having stopped, and was able to relax (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Moved slowly | Thomas Joseph | 08 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Release dogs, some would be relieved (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 07 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Every ailment she ever diagnosed initially abated (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved to find a seed in the wild (5) |  |  | 
          
            | See ad (anag.) |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, being pressed to dismiss His Majesty | The Times Cryptic | 01 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Reduced in degree |  |  | 
          
            | Ed was all at sea and had to be comforted |  |  | 
          
            | Stopped, not having started, relieved |  |  | 
          
            | Freed (from pain) (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Moved slowly | Thomas Joseph | 28 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Comforted when made fun of? Not at first (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Moved carefully | Thomas Joseph | 25 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Relaxed | Wall Street Journal | 30 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Made less taxing | Universal | 22 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | ___ into (broached gently) | USA Today | 20 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Entered a state of détente, say | New York Times | 11 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Made less onerous | LA Times Daily | 07 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Relaxed and stopped, taking hat off | The Times Cryptic | 19 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | ___ the pain (relieved discomfort) |  |  | 
          
            | Left off scratching head and relaxed | The Telegraph Cryptic | 29 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Made simpler | Universal | 26 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Facilitated | LA Times Daily | 24 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Relaxed | The Telegraph Quick | 04 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Alleviated | The Times Concise | 21 May 2023 | 
          
            | Given relief since being trapped in rising river | The Telegraph Toughie | 02 May 2023 | 
          
            | Made less strenuous | Newsday | 19 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Made less difficult | Newsday | 12 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Relaxed | Eugene Sheffer | 01 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Let up | Wall Street Journal | 21 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Allayed | Eugene Sheffer | 16 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Some take a sedative to be made more comfortable | The Guardian Quiptic | 31 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Some take a sedative to be made more comfortable |  |  | 
          
            | Gradually slid (into) | New York Times | 30 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Made less difficult | Universal | 28 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Stopped losing head and relaxed | The Times Cryptic | 26 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Alleviated | The Telegraph Quick | 21 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Lightened (up) | LA Times Daily | 25 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Soothed | LA Times Daily | 24 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Made simpler | Newsday | 12 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Relaxed | Newsday | 04 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Relieved | The Telegraph Quick | 22 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Relaxed, like journalist after magazine's closure | The Times Cryptic | 15 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Reduced, as discomfort |  |  | 
          
            | Moved slowly | Thomas Joseph | 01 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Made less stringent | LA Times Daily | 12 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Made less stringent | The Washington Post | 12 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Let up | LA Times Daily | 27 May 2022 | 
          
            | Moved cautiously and led on, scratching head |  |  | 
          
            | Moved cautiously and led on, scratching head | The Guardian Cryptic | 28 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Became less intense | Universal | 06 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Made less stressful | USA Today | 23 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Made less severe | The Times Concise | 12 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Relieved when thrown in river after coming up |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed | LA Times Daily | 09 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Relaxed | The Washington Post | 09 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Made less challenging | Universal | 19 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Made less difficult | Newsday | 15 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Alleviated | Universal | 06 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Made less strenuous | Wall Street Journal | 18 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Relaxed and let student off |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult | USA Today | 11 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Comforted | The Guardian Quick | 07 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Let up | The Washington Post | 06 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Let up | LA Times Daily | 06 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Assuaged | The Telegraph Quick | 03 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Put on the brakes | Newsday | 29 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Alleviated | Irish Times Simplex | 16 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Moved cautiously | Thomas Joseph | 12 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Made less harsh | Universal | 31 May 2021 | 
          
            | Simplified | The Washington Post | 20 May 2021 | 
          
            | Simplified | LA Times Daily | 20 May 2021 | 
          
            | Made bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Made more manageable | USA Today | 01 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Became less ragged after trim |  |  | 
          
            | Made more bearable | Universal | 09 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Became less ragged after trim | The Guardian Cryptic | 09 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Soothed | The Washington Post Sunday | 14 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxed | The Washington Post | 09 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxed | LA Times Daily | 09 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Moved carefully | Thomas Joseph | 16 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Moved slowly | Thomas Joseph | 15 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Alleviated | LA Times Daily | 27 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Alleviated | The Washington Post | 27 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Place cleared, happy to be comforted |  |  | 
          
            | Made less stressful | Universal | 19 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Relaxed, as restrictions |  |  | 
          
            | Made lighter | New York Times | 01 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Relaxed when in river that flows west | The Sun Two Speed | 22 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Alleviated | The Sun Two Speed | 22 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Pulled back | Newsday | 20 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Subsided | New York Times | 20 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Moved slowly (into) | Universal | 15 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Lessened | Universal | 26 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Made simpler | Universal | 13 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Made less onerous | USA Today | 12 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Made less difficult | Newsday | 07 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Lent hasn't started, so relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed | The Washington Post Sunday | 21 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Relaxed, taking some tea sedately |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated | New York Times | 17 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Made less complicated | Newsday | 16 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Facilitated | Jonesin | 16 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Alleviated | The Times Concise | 24 May 2020 | 
          
            | Alleviated | Universal | 02 May 2020 | 
          
            | Moved with care | The New Yorker | 27 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Alleviated, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Moved cautiously | Wall Street Journal | 31 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Relieved being let out without cap |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed | Eugene Sheffer | 25 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Reduced, as tensions | Wall Street Journal | 23 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Alleviated | Newsday | 26 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Mollified, stopped to let Charlie out |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult | The Washington Post Sunday | 08 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Moved very carefully | USA Today | 02 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Slackened off | Newsday | 20 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Palliated | Wall Street Journal | 07 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Relaxed, as restrictions | USA Today | 30 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Let up | LA Times Daily | 07 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Let up | The Washington Post | 07 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Abated | The Washington Post | 06 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Abated | LA Times Daily | 06 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Lessened, as suffering | Wall Street Journal | 30 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Relieved and satisfied to be losing place | The Telegraph Toughie | 03 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Made less harsh | USA Today | 31 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Mollified | Premier Sunday | 25 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Happy scratching place making you relieved | The Telegraph Toughie | 16 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Made simpler | Newsday | 05 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Moved carefully, rented without liability initially | The Telegraph Toughie | 02 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Let up | Wall Street Journal | 15 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Relieved, granted tenure -- but not at first | The Telegraph Toughie | 04 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Made less strenuous | New York Times | 21 May 2019 | 
          
            | Maneuvered gently | USA Today | 13 May 2019 | 
          
            | Calmed | The Telegraph Quick | 18 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | . Director replacing liberal supporter of the arts relented |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, as rules | LA Times Daily | 26 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Relaxed, as rules | The Washington Post | 26 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Facilitated | LA Times Daily | 01 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Facilitated | The Washington Post | 01 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Made bearable, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened (up) | The Washington Post Sunday | 06 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Let up | Newsday | 03 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, as rules |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Abated |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened, as suffering |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, as restrictions |  |  | 
          
            | Maneuvered gently |  |  | 
          
            | Made less harsh |  |  | 
          
            | Made less strenuous |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved after cold is finished |  |  | 
          
            | Left carefully, with "out" | LA Times Daily | 15 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Left carefully, with 'out' | The Washington Post | 15 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Softened |  |  | 
          
            | Softened | New York Times | 12 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Made more bearable | New York Times | 11 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Relaxed dressmaker turning up in odd places |  |  | 
          
            | Slacked (off) | The Washington Post | 16 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Slacked (off) | LA Times Daily | 16 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Ameliorated | Canadiana | 01 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Leaders in every Asian state evidently drowsy, relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult | New York Times | 14 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Made less severe | The Times Concise | 19 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Happy if place does not appear relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Loosened up | Newsday | 03 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Buffered | Universal | 19 May 2018 | 
          
            | Lessened | LA Times Daily | 13 May 2018 | 
          
            | Lessened | The Washington Post | 13 May 2018 | 
          
            | Soothed | New York Times | 10 May 2018 | 
          
            | Moved gingerly | USA Today | 29 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Cleared a bit, let the student go |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated | The Telegraph Quick | 25 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Made more bearable | USA Today | 21 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Moved carefully | USA Today | 25 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Relieved having rented when left abandoned | The Sun Two Speed | 28 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Alleviated | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Lessened |  |  | 
          
            | Made more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Made more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Left carefully, with "out" |  |  | 
          
            | Moved gingerly |  |  | 
          
            | Buffered |  |  | 
          
            | Soothed |  |  | 
          
            | Slacked (off) |  |  | 
          
            | Moved carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed when carried in river that flows west |  |  | 
          
            | Stopped losing head, and relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated, as in "He ___ my pain." |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed European in role of press chief |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult | Universal | 14 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | No longer pressing | Newsday | 09 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Made more tolerable | LA Times Daily | 15 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Made more tolerable | The Washington Post | 15 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Soothed | The Washington Post | 14 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Soothed | LA Times Daily | 14 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Relieved while in action, the first to leave | The Telegraph Toughie | 01 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Smoother, now | New York Times | 22 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Relieved, having finished getting rid of cold |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed | Premier Sunday | 04 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Subsided | LA Times Daily | 01 May 2017 | 
          
            | Subsided | The Washington Post | 01 May 2017 | 
          
            | Made less harsh | Premier Sunday | 23 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Allayed | Eugene Sheffer | 22 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | ___ off (slackened) | Universal | 20 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Moved carefully | LA Times Daily | 26 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Made more tolerable |  |  | 
          
            | ___ off (slackened) |  |  | 
          
            | Made less difficult |  |  | 
          
            | Subsided |  |  | 
          
            | Soothed |  |  | 
          
            | Moved carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | Smoother, now |  |  | 
          
            | Let up | New York Times | 24 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | ___ up (relented) | Universal | 21 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Made less severe | USA Today | 19 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Facilitated | Wall Street Journal | 15 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Brought slowly (into) | LA Times Daily | 11 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Disease doctor admits relented | The Telegraph Cryptic | 05 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Slowly merged (into) | The Washington Post | 11 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Moves slowly | Thomas Joseph | 28 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Unhealthy girl's let out and facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved the mind or body from pain | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 04 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Lightened up | USA Today | 30 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Relaxed | Wall Street Journal | 28 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Lightened | Wall Street Journal | 23 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Stopped losing head and relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Made more bearable | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 13 May 2016 | 
          
            | Mitigated | Newsday | 12 May 2016 | 
          
            | Made bearable | USA Today | 24 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Lightened (up) | USA Today | 08 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Slacked off | Premier Sunday | 27 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Well-oiled  Greek  left disburdened |  |  | 
          
            | Like pain after treatment, often | New York Times | 26 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Take a month off — the dead will be relieved |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved of ailment, is relieved start to finish |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Made more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened up |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up (relaxed) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up (relented) |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated | USA Today | 10 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | ___ up (relaxed) | USA Today | 27 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | ___ up (relaxed) | Universal | 14 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Made less harsh | LA Times Daily | 08 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | ____ up (relented) | Universal | 22 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Moderated | Newsday | 18 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Simplified | Premier Sunday | 16 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Reduced, as tension | USA Today | 29 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Soothed | Newsday | 26 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Relieved leader in let-off |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed | Newsday | 17 May 2015 | 
          
            | Made less stressful | Newsday | 21 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Calmed European turning sad about another? | The Telegraph Toughie | 06 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | De-pressurized? | LA Times Daily | 22 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Relaxed, as pressure | USA Today | 21 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Relaxed, wiped out with no end of war | The Telegraph Cryptic | 21 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Moderated |  |  | 
          
            | Made less stressful |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | ____ up (relented) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up (relaxed) |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | Reduced, as tension |  |  | 
          
            | Simplified |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened |  |  | 
          
            | Simplified |  |  | 
          
            | De-pressurized? |  |  | 
          
            | Made less harsh |  |  | 
          
            | Soothed |  |  | 
          
            | Made simpler |  |  | 
          
            | Editor after drinking a quarter is relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Moved gently and stopped, losing head |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, with disease diagnosed partially |  |  | 
          
            | Softened exams: education department primarily welcomes top grades |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened in intensity |  |  | 
          
            | Let up on |  |  | 
          
            | Loosened |  |  | 
          
            | Chillaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Loosened |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed |  |  | 
          
            | Slacked off |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved |  |  | 
          
            | Moved smoothly |  |  | 
          
            | Slipped gently (into) |  |  | 
          
            | Went slowly |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated a seed's germination |  |  | 
          
            | Tactfully got rid of, with "out" |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated |  |  | 
          
            | Made less severe |  |  | 
          
            | Disburdened |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Made less severe |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Gave relief to |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Given relief since being trapped in rising river |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up (relented) |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated |  |  | 
          
            | Made less rigorous |  |  | 
          
            | Abated |  |  | 
          
            | Palliated |  |  | 
          
            | Made bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Reduced |  |  | 
          
            | Ebbed |  |  | 
          
            | Palliated |  |  | 
          
            | Reduced |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened, as suffering |  |  | 
          
            | Moved slowly (into) |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened |  |  | 
          
            | Made lighter |  |  | 
          
            | Given relief when caught in river's back-flow |  |  | 
          
            | Helped let learner driver out |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened |  |  | 
          
            | Made less onerous |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Went slowly |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened, as suffering |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Gave some slack |  |  | 
          
            | Lowered, as tension |  |  | 
          
            | Maneuvered gingerly |  |  | 
          
            | Slackened off |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened up |  |  | 
          
            | Tempered |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Made smooth |  |  | 
          
            | Made bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Lost intensity |  |  | 
          
            | Disburdened |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Moved very carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Abated |  |  | 
          
            | Lowered, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened up |  |  | 
          
            | Made less stressful |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Made bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened up |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened |  |  | 
          
            | Gave relief |  |  | 
          
            | Smoothed |  |  | 
          
            | Reduced, as tension |  |  | 
          
            | Moved with no sweat |  |  | 
          
            | Made more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved |  |  | 
          
            | Soothed or smoothed |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Abated |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | Slacked (off) |  |  | 
          
            | Maneuvered slowly |  |  | 
          
            | Made bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Assuaged |  |  | 
          
            | Comforted |  |  | 
          
            | Maneuvered gently |  |  | 
          
            | Made lighter |  |  | 
          
            | Buffered |  |  | 
          
            | Loosened up |  |  | 
          
            | Abated |  |  | 
          
            | Brought some relief to |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated |  |  | 
          
            | Mollified |  |  | 
          
            | Loosened |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Moderated |  |  | 
          
            | Reduced stress |  |  | 
          
            | Made comfortable |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed |  |  | 
          
            | Abated |  |  | 
          
            | Made better |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, as restrictions |  |  | 
          
            | Made bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed, as restrictions |  |  | 
          
            | Made bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Lowered the pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Went slowly |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened up |  |  | 
          
            | Slackened |  |  | 
          
            | Made less stressful |  |  | 
          
            | Slowly merged (into) |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Became less painful |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed |  |  | 
          
            | Simplified |  |  | 
          
            | Moved gingerly |  |  | 
          
            | Backed off, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Moved carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Reduced, as tensions |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened |  |  | 
          
            | Assuaged |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Assuaged |  |  | 
          
            | Made bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Slacked off |  |  | 
          
            | Made more simple |  |  | 
          
            | Freed from pain |  |  | 
          
            | Slackened |  |  | 
          
            | Reduced, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Soothed |  |  | 
          
            | Removed from a position of authority, with "out" |  |  | 
          
            | Reduced, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Took the strain off |  |  | 
          
            | Made bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Maneuvered |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Assuaged |  |  | 
          
            | Moved carefully (into) |  |  | 
          
            | Slackened |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Subsided |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Moved gingerly |  |  | 
          
            | Opened doors |  |  | 
          
            | Moved carefully (into) |  |  | 
          
            | Gave relief to |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Smoothly maneuvered (into) |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed |  |  | 
          
            | Gave relief to |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Moderated |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Moderated |  |  | 
          
            | Backed off |  |  | 
          
            | Moved very carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Tempered |  |  | 
          
            | Mollified |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated |  |  | 
          
            | Cut some slack |  |  | 
          
            | Abated |  |  | 
          
            | Smoothed |  |  | 
          
            | Loosened |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | __ off (slackened) |  |  | 
          
            | Slackened |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated |  |  | 
          
            | Reduced the tension |  |  | 
          
            | Assuaged |  |  | 
          
            | Lent long ignored is relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Slackened |  |  | 
          
            | Assuaged |  |  | 
          
            | Slackened |  |  | 
          
            | Made less onerous |  |  | 
          
            | Developed détente |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened |  |  | 
          
            | Lowered the pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Gave some slack |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up: relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Disburdened |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorated |  |  | 
          
            | Comforted |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened |  |  | 
          
            | Gave comfort to |  |  | 
          
            | Softened |  |  | 
          
            | Made more manageable |  |  | 
          
            | Moved carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved discomfort |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Let up |  |  | 
          
            | Made less tense |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated |  |  | 
          
            | Comforted |  |  | 
          
            | Uncomplicated |  |  | 
          
            | Buffered |  |  | 
          
            | Sugar-coated |  |  | 
          
            | Provided with a curved joint, in architecture |  |  | 
          
            | _____ up (relented) |  |  | 
          
            | Paved the way |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated 35 Down |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened or lessened |  |  | 
          
            | Disburdened |  |  | 
          
            | Gave relief |  |  | 
          
            | Allayed |  |  | 
          
            | Let up on |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up (softened) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up (slackened) |  |  | 
          
            | Moved gently |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorated |  |  | 
          
            | Made comfortable |  |  | 
          
            | Slacked off |  |  | 
          
            | Moved carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Let up on |  |  | 
          
            | Caused to slow down. |  |  | 
          
            | Quieted. |  |  | 
          
            | Diminished. |  |  | 
          
            | Made comfortable. |  |  | 
          
            | Soothed. |  |  | 
          
            | Made smooth |  |  | 
          
            | Abated |  |  | 
          
            | Lightened. |  |  | 
          
            | Moved slowly. |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviated. |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitated. |  |  | 
          
            | Paved the way. |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed. |  |  | 
          
            | Relieved. |  |  | 
          
            | Lessened. |  |  | 
          
            | Disburdened. |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigated. |  |  | 
          
            | Slackened. |  |  | 
          
            | Assuaged. |  |  | 
          
            | Loosened. |  |  | 
          
            | Paved the way for. |  |  | 
          
            | Chillaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Let up on the difficulty |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorated. |  |  | 
          
            | Softened (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Comforted. |  |  | 
          
            | Moved by careful shifting. |  |  | 
          
            | Pulled one's punches. |  |  | 
          
            | Pulled back |  |  | 
          
            | Moved carefully. |  |  | 
          
            | Pulled back just a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | ___ edge (countertop option) |  |  | 
          
            | Shifted slightly. |  |  | 
          
            | Let up. |  |  | 
          
            | Made less tense. |  |  | 
          
            | Calmed down. |  |  |