| Slacken gradually |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Oct 2025 |
| Relax - I hear that bloke's leaving for East End |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Aug 2025 |
| Change of fee as required to take off the pressure |
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| Relax in East End as that bloke's leaving |
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| Let up by removal of some letters, reportedly (4,3) |
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| Become less severe, decrease offensive part (4,3) |
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| Foe safe for a change gets to become less severe (4,3) |
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| Sea-change not available by the end of June. Slow down (4,3) |
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| Gradually decrease in intensity (4, 3) |
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| Moderate announced way to get less from lessee (4,3) |
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| 'E's told old fellows to relax (4,3) |
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| Move gently when some decrease offensive (4,3) |
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| Subside a bit |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2024 |
| To become less serious or severe |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Die down as you gently remove |
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| Reduce the intensity |
The Guardian Quick |
25 Mar 2024 |
| Lighten up (2 wds.) |
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| Slow down |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Dec 2023 |
| Safe after a struggle to truss enemy up, relax |
The Guardian Cryptic |
16 Nov 2023 |
| Become less intense |
The Guardian Quick |
14 Jun 2023 |
| Let up |
Universal |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Let up |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Sep 2020 |
| Thus see a moderate ... |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Feb 2020 |
| Subside (2 words) |
Family Time |
04 Aug 2019 |
| Cut some slack |
USA Today |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Enemy in retreat, safe to move around -- relax |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Jan 2019 |
| Cut some slack |
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| Gradually slacken |
The Times Concise |
27 Feb 2018 |
| Subside |
Wall Street Journal |
02 May 2017 |
| Slacken, become less severe |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
22 Jan 2017 |
| Lighten up |
USA Today |
22 Jan 2017 |
| Let up |
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| Lighten up |
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| Let up |
The Guardian Speedy |
18 Dec 2016 |
| Throttle back |
The Guardian Speedy |
13 Aug 2016 |
| Sounds like drugs are out of date - no pressure then! |
Irish Times Crosaire |
07 May 2016 |
| Change of fee as required to relieve the pressure |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Jan 2016 |
| Aged fellow on stand, not the last to relent |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Nov 2015 |
| Pronounced letters badly? Relax! |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Apr 2015 |
| De-intensify |
Premier Sunday |
01 Feb 2015 |
| De-intensify |
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| Lighten up |
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| Decelerate |
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| Lighten up |
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| Relent |
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| Lighten up |
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| Loosen |
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| Relieve the pressure |
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| Subside |
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| Let up |
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| Back away |
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| Back away |
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| RELAX |
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| Let up |
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| Cool it |
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| Decelerate |
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| Abate |
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| Put slack on the mainsheet. |
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| Slacken sail. |
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| Slacken. |
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