| 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) |
|
|
| Softened |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2025 |
| Given relief from a disease difficult to cure (5) |
|
|
| 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 |
| It almost ceased and how this comforted! |
|
|
| Stopped, lost head, but brought comfort (5) |
|
|
| 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 |
| Possibly greased a bit (5) |
|
|
| Relieved to have stopped short of a century |
The Times Sunday Cryptic |
11 Aug 2024 |
| 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) |
|
|
| Lessened pressure |
|
|
| Relieved from some disease, delighted (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
21 Apr 2024 |
| 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) |
|
|
| Alleviated |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Mar 2024 |
| Relaxed when in river that flows west |
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, a seed being knocked out (5) |
|
|
| Used some oil from a seed perhaps |
|
|
| Used some oil from a seed perhaps (5) |
|
|
| Relaxed the tension (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 |
| Made less harsh |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2024 |
| Moved carefully |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Feb 2024 |
| Relieved when fifty Romans no longer leased (5) |
|
|
| 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 |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jan 2024 |
| Each journalist concealing scandal initially relieved (5) |
|
|
| 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 |
| Every ailment she ever diagnosed initially abated (5) |
|
|
| Release dogs, some would be relieved (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
07 Jan 2024 |
| 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 |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Apr 2022 |
| Moved cautiously and led on, scratching head |
|
|
| 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 |
LA Times Daily |
06 Sep 2021 |
| Let up |
The Washington Post |
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 |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2021 |
| Simplified |
The Washington Post |
20 May 2021 |
| Made bearable |
|
|
| Made more manageable |
USA Today |
01 Apr 2021 |
| Became less ragged after trim |
|
|
| Became less ragged after trim |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Mar 2021 |
| Made more bearable |
Universal |
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, taking some tea sedately |
|
|
| Relaxed |
The Washington Post Sunday |
21 Jun 2020 |
| 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 |
|
|
| Relieved being let out without cap |
|
|
| Moved cautiously |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Mar 2020 |
| 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 |
The Washington Post |
01 Feb 2019 |
| Facilitated |
LA Times Daily |
01 Feb 2019 |
| Made bearable, as pain |
|
|
| Lightened (up) |
The Washington Post Sunday |
06 Jan 2019 |
| Let up |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2019 |
| Made less harsh |
|
|
| Let up |
|
|
| Lessened |
|
|
| Made less strenuous |
|
|
| Abated |
|
|
| Lessened, as suffering |
|
|
| Facilitated |
|
|
| Let up |
|
|
| Relaxed |
|
|
| Relaxed, as rules |
|
|
| Relaxed, as restrictions |
|
|
| Maneuvered gently |
|
|
| 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) |
LA Times Daily |
16 Oct 2018 |
| Slacked (off) |
The Washington Post |
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 |
The Washington Post |
13 May 2018 |
| Lessened |
LA Times Daily |
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 |
| Soothed |
|
|
| Left carefully, with "out" |
|
|
| Made more bearable |
|
|
| Made more bearable |
|
|
| Moved carefully |
|
|
| Moved gingerly |
|
|
| Lessened |
|
|
| Buffered |
|
|
| Slacked (off) |
|
|
| 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 |
The Washington Post |
15 Aug 2017 |
| Made more tolerable |
LA Times Daily |
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 |
The Washington Post |
01 May 2017 |
| Subsided |
LA Times Daily |
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 less difficult |
|
|
| Alleviated |
|
|
| Smoother, now |
|
|
| Subsided |
|
|
| Made more tolerable |
|
|
| Moved carefully |
|
|
| Soothed |
|
|
| ___ off (slackened) |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
| Lightened up |
|
|
| ___ up (relaxed) |
|
|
| ___ up (relented) |
|
|
| Relaxed |
|
|
| Made more bearable |
|
|
| 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 |
| Relaxed, as pressure |
|
|
| ____ up (relented) |
|
|
| ___ up (relaxed) |
|
|
| Reduced, as tension |
|
|
| Simplified |
|
|
| Alleviated |
|
|
| Moderated |
|
|
| Made simpler |
|
|
| Made less stressful |
|
|
| Allayed |
|
|
| Lessened |
|
|
| Alleviated |
|
|
| Simplified |
|
|
| De-pressurized? |
|
|
| Made less harsh |
|
|
| Alleviated |
|
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| Soothed |
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| Editor after drinking a quarter is relaxed |
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| Moved gently and stopped, losing head |
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| Relaxed, with disease diagnosed partially |
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| Softened exams: education department primarily welcomes top grades |
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| Went slowly |
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| Slacked off |
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| Loosened |
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| Lessened in intensity |
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| Slipped gently (into) |
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| Loosened |
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| Let up on |
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| Chillaxed |
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| Relieved |
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| Moved smoothly |
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| Allayed |
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| Facilitated a seed's germination |
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| Lightened (up) |
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| Gave relief to |
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| Lightened |
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| Disburdened |
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| Let up |
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| Made less severe |
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| Relaxed |
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| Tactfully got rid of, with "out" |
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| Made less severe |
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| Mitigated |
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| Let up |
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| Lightened |
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| Mitigated |
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| Given relief since being trapped in rising river |
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| Reduced |
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| Reduced |
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| Lessened, as suffering |
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| Mitigated |
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| Made bearable |
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| Palliated |
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| Let up |
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| Lightened |
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| Moved slowly (into) |
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| Abated |
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| Facilitated |
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| Ebbed |
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| Made less rigorous |
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| ___ up (relented) |
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| Made lighter |
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| Palliated |
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| Given relief when caught in river's back-flow |
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| Helped let learner driver out |
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| Relaxed |
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| Lowered, as tension |
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| Lessened |
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| Went slowly |
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| Lessened, as suffering |
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| Gave some slack |
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| Lightened up |
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| Slackened off |
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| Maneuvered gingerly |
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| Tempered |
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| Made less onerous |
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| Relaxed |
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| Relaxed |
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| Lightened (up) |
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| Disburdened |
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| Alleviated |
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| Alleviated |
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| Lost intensity |
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| Moved very carefully |
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| Made bearable |
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| Made smooth |
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| Lessened, as pain |
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| Reduced, as tension |
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| Gave relief |
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| Made bearable |
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| Smoothed |
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| Lightened |
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| Made less stressful |
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| Let up |
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| Relaxed |
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| Lightened up |
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| Abated |
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| Lessened |
|
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| Lightened up |
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| Lightened (up) |
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| Lowered, as pressure |
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| Relieved |
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| Abated |
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| Moved with no sweat |
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| Relieved |
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| Alleviated |
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| Relieved |
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| Slacked (off) |
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| Soothed or smoothed |
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| Made more bearable |
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| Mitigated |
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| Maneuvered slowly |
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| Facilitated |
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| Assuaged |
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| Abated |
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| Buffered |
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| Mollified |
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| Mitigated |
|
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| Maneuvered gently |
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| Brought some relief to |
|
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| Lessened, as pain |
|
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| Made bearable |
|
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| Made lighter |
|
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| Mitigated |
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| Loosened up |
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| Comforted |
|
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| Abated |
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| Made bearable |
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| Relaxed, as restrictions |
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| Lowered the pressure |
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| Relaxed, as restrictions |
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| Made bearable |
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| Reduced stress |
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| Made comfortable |
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| Facilitated |
|
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| Loosened |
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| Allayed |
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| Went slowly |
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| Moderated |
|
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| Let up |
|
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| Made better |
|
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| Slowly merged (into) |
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| Assuaged |
|
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| Made less stressful |
|
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| Lightened (up) |
|
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| Reduced, as tensions |
|
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| Moved carefully |
|
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| Slackened |
|
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| Relaxed |
|
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| Lessened |
|
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| Lightened up |
|
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| Let up |
|
|
| Backed off, with "up" |
|
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| Alleviated |
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| Moved gingerly |
|
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| Simplified |
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| Relieved |
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| Became less painful |
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| Allayed |
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| Facilitated |
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| Freed from pain |
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| Made more simple |
|
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| Made bearable |
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| Slacked off |
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| Let up |
|
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| Reduced, as pain |
|
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| Facilitated |
|
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| Slackened |
|
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| Assuaged |
|
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| Soothed |
|
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| Removed from a position of authority, with "out" |
|
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| Reduced, as pain |
|
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| Made bearable |
|
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| Subsided |
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| Let up |
|
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| Assuaged |
|
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| Let up |
|
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| Maneuvered |
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| Facilitated |
|
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| Opened doors |
|
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| Moved carefully (into) |
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| Slackened |
|
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| Moved gingerly |
|
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| Moved carefully (into) |
|
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| Took the strain off |
|
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| Gave relief to |
|
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| Moderated |
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| Relaxed |
|
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| Facilitated |
|
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| Mitigated |
|
|
| Allayed |
|
|
| Gave relief to |
|
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| Moderated |
|
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| Alleviated |
|
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| Facilitated |
|
|
| Smoothly maneuvered (into) |
|
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| Moved very carefully |
|
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| Loosened |
|
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| Cut some slack |
|
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| Mollified |
|
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| Smoothed |
|
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| Tempered |
|
|
| Mitigated |
|
|
| Backed off |
|
|
| Abated |
|
|
| Facilitated |
|
|
| Relaxed |
|
|
| Alleviated |
|
|
| __ off (slackened) |
|
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| Slackened |
|
|
| Slackened |
|
|
| Assuaged |
|
|
| Slackened |
|
|
| Lent long ignored is relaxed |
|
|
| Reduced the tension |
|
|
| Assuaged |
|
|
| Made less onerous |
|
|
| Comforted |
|
|
| ___ up: relaxed |
|
|
| Gave some slack |
|
|
| Lightened |
|
|
| Disburdened |
|
|
| Lessened |
|
|
| Ameliorated |
|
|
| Developed détente |
|
|
| Lowered the pressure |
|
|
| Gave comfort to |
|
|
| Softened |
|
|
| Facilitated |
|
|
| Moved carefully |
|
|
| Made more manageable |
|
|
| Relieved discomfort |
|
|
| Let up |
|
|
| Made less tense |
|
|
| Comforted |
|
|
| Facilitated |
|
|
| Uncomplicated |
|
|
| Provided with a curved joint, in architecture |
|
|
| Buffered |
|
|
| _____ up (relented) |
|
|
| Sugar-coated |
|
|
| Paved the way |
|
|
| Alleviated 35 Down |
|
|
| Lightened or lessened |
|
|
| Mitigated |
|
|
| Allayed |
|
|
| Gave relief |
|
|
| Disburdened |
|
|
| Let up on |
|
|
| ___ up (softened) |
|
|
| Ameliorated |
|
|
| Moved gently |
|
|
| ___ up (slackened) |
|
|
| Made comfortable |
|
|
| Slacked off |
|
|
| Moved carefully |
|
|
| Let up on |
|
|
| Quieted. |
|
|
| Caused to slow down. |
|
|
| Calmed down. |
|
|
| Made less tense. |
|
|
| Moved slowly. |
|
|
| Alleviated. |
|
|
| Made smooth |
|
|
| Abated |
|
|
| Facilitated. |
|
|
| Shifted slightly. |
|
|
| ___ edge (countertop option) |
|
|
| Relaxed |
|
|
| Pulled back just a bit |
|
|
| Pulled back |
|
|
| Paved the way. |
|
|
| Relaxed. |
|
|
| Relieved. |
|
|
| Lessened. |
|
|
| Disburdened. |
|
|
| Mitigated. |
|
|
| Slackened. |
|
|
| Assuaged. |
|
|
| Loosened. |
|
|
| Paved the way for. |
|
|
| Let up. |
|
|
| Chillaxed |
|
|
| Let up on the difficulty |
|
|
| Ameliorated. |
|
|
| Comforted. |
|
|
| Moved by careful shifting. |
|
|
| Pulled one's punches. |
|
|
| Lightened. |
|
|
| Softened (up) |
|
|
| Moved carefully. |
|
|
| Soothed. |
|
|
| Made comfortable. |
|
|
| Diminished. |
|
|