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 |
Lighten up |
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Let 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Sounds like drugs are out of date - no pressure then!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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Decelerate |
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Lighten up |
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Lighten up |
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Lighten up |
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Relent |
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Loosen |
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Let up |
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Subside |
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Relieve the pressure |
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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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Abate |
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Decelerate |
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Slacken. |
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Slacken sail. |
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Put slack on the mainsheet. |
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