| Makes more manageable | New York Times | 14 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Loosens (5) | Mirror Quick | 11 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Stops, removes top and relaxes (5) | Mirror Cryptic | 11 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | USA Today | 04 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | Newsday | 24 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Facilitates | Newsday | 14 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 13 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Relieves and removes, right away (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 06 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Alleviates | LA Times Daily | 29 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Makes less intense | Universal | 18 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Progresses slowly | New York Times | 09 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Mitigates | Newsday | 08 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Moves gently | The Telegraph Quick | 04 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Mitigates | Wall Street Journal | 29 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Sees a way and comforts us with it (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Allays | LA Times Mini | 13 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Stops no end of panic and relaxes (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens in difficulty | USA Today | 03 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Practically ceases and gets the benefit from it |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens the burden (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up | LA Times Daily | 20 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | It comforts us when it almost ceases (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Moves carefully | Thomas Joseph | 13 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Reduces, like anxiety | USA Today | 12 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Abates, lets up (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates, grows less |  |  | 
          
            | Makes simpler | Newsday | 02 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Drops off suits when leaving Poland |  |  | 
          
            | Provides relief in overseas establishments (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates, ... the tension |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes less difficult (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Makes something unpleasant less serious, as found in plant dis___! (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates | USA Today | 13 May 2025 | 
          
            | Relieves | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Mitigates some diseases with hell averted | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Rough sea round the south east abates (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, _ off |  |  | 
          
            | Stops head resigning and relaxes | The Sun Two Speed | 03 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Relieves | The Sun Two Speed | 03 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Gets less difficult (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Stops, removes top and relaxes | Mirror Cryptic | 29 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Loosens | Mirror Quick | 29 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Loses intensity in pressure as established (5) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up on (stops being so strict with) |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates | Wall Street Journal | 22 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Makes things less constraining (5) |  |  | 
          
            | How one relieves the pressure on one who's tight? (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | LA Times Daily | 10 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Soothes it as one stops losing head (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens | The Telegraph Mini | 26 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Facilitates | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 22 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Abates(5) |  |  | 
          
            | Provides relief - fron fleas especially (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Provides relief - from fleas especially (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens in difficulty | USA Today | 12 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | How it comforts when it almost ceases |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates(5) |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | Universal | 08 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Calms vegan's pets on a regular basis |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes, getting time away from kids |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Facilitates | Wall Street Journal | 18 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | See as new comforts |  |  | 
          
            | Slides (in) |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves | The Telegraph Quick | 04 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | Newsday | 01 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | Universal | 01 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Makes tolerable | New York Times | 18 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Alleviates: - the pain |  |  | 
          
            | Moves cautiously | Wall Street Journal | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | When it almost ceases how it comforts one! |  |  | 
          
            | ___ into (slowly transitions into) |  |  | 
          
            | How it comforts when it almost stops |  |  | 
          
            | Disease abates when Diana goes home? (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Makes simpler | Commuter | 12 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Dies down | The Telegraph Plusword | 11 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Reduces, as a burden | Universal | 09 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Taunts, having lost temper initially, but becomes calmer (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Stops ignoring Conservative moderates |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes | USA Today | 22 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Lets up | USA Today | 18 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Stops blowing top and relaxes (5) | The Guardian Cryptic | 14 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Sees a new way and relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | How it comforts when you see South Australia like this! |  |  | 
          
            | Calms rough seas around the point |  |  | 
          
            | Moves cautiously | Thomas Joseph | 01 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Relaxes in azaleas, escaping (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 30 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Makes lighter | Premier Sunday | 29 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Lessens pain or discomfort (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes when kids head off |  |  | 
          
            | Moves cautiously | Wall Street Journal | 23 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Abates | The Telegraph Plusword | 22 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Relaxes in azaleas, escaping (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 07 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | Universal | 06 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Carefully manoeuvres |  |  | 
          
            | Removing odd parts of degaussers makes things simpler |  |  | 
          
            | Rags one topless and slackens off (5) |  |  | 
          
            | How it comforts when it practically ceases! |  |  | 
          
            | Makes simpler | Commuter | 19 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Soothes | New York Times | 19 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | USA Today | 04 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | ____ off, reduces the pressure | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 02 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Abates | LA Times Daily | 31 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Lessens | LA Times Daily | 12 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Subsides | Commuter | 09 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Lessens the tension (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves the end of the voyage in rough seas (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates | USA Today | 01 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Relieves and removes, right away (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 28 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Relieves when there's rough seas about the East (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Slacks off | Newsday | 27 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Moves gingerly | New York Times | 19 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | USA Today | 15 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Relaxes grants following student's departure |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates | LA Times Mini | 06 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Mitigates some disease symptoms | The Sun Two Speed | 06 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Relieves | The Sun Two Speed | 06 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Makes less complicated | LA Times Daily | 27 May 2024 | 
          
            | Mitigates | Wall Street Journal | 23 May 2024 | 
          
            | Lightens (up) | New York Times | 21 May 2024 | 
          
            | Slows down, having time off from worries |  |  | 
          
            | Moderates see a reforming Socialist leader |  |  | 
          
            | Deducting pound from rents gives relief (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 09 May 2024 | 
          
            | Soothes, calms (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes | Wall Street Journal | 24 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Soothes | USA Today | 21 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Lessens and stops, but not at first (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Simplifies the removal of some grease stains (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates some ideas espoused |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates some ideas espoused (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Point to the sea's comforting ways |  |  | 
          
            | Abates, lessens |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves the tension |  |  | 
          
            | Heading off with tantalising types, so relaxes (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, ... off |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves and removes, right away (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 28 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Relieves - a burden, eg (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Makes it less tight, see, as it's adjusted (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates; loosens up |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces a burden |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves (pain) (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Abates, alleviates (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Types of pressure a session relieves (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves discomfort |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces in complexity | USA Today | 31 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | How it comforts one holding most of the leases! (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Stops blowing top and relaxes | The Guardian Cryptic | 24 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Deducting pound from rents gives relief (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 15 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Reduces, as a burden | Universal | 13 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Facilitates | Newsday | 07 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Decreases, as pain | Universal | 31 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | A real butthead |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates | Newsday | 24 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Relieves her as she is often stressed (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Relents | Newsday | 16 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | Universal | 13 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | USA Today | 05 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Sees a change coming and this comforts him |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates | LA Times Daily | 27 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Simplifies | USA Today | 27 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Gradually gets into |  |  | 
          
            | Abates, gets better |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | USA Today | 14 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | USA Today | 29 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Moves carefully | Newsday | 17 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Lessens | Universal | 19 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | Universal | 14 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Lets up | Thomas Joseph | 08 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Relieves | USA Today | 21 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Soothes | USA Today | 12 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Reduces | The Times Concise | 11 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | USA Today | 05 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Soothes | USA Today | 02 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Lets up | Thomas Joseph | 26 May 2023 | 
          
            | Moves cautiously | Thomas Joseph | 16 May 2023 | 
          
            | Simplifies | LA Times Daily | 15 May 2023 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | USA Today | 24 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | ...relaxes during overseas escape | Irish Times Crosaire | 15 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Moderates | New York Times | 13 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Alleviates | USA Today | 05 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Moves carefully | USA Today | 15 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Relaxes | Wall Street Journal | 06 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Alleviates | Wall Street Journal | 27 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | USA Today | 26 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Lets up | LA Times Daily | 18 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Moves cautiously | Thomas Joseph | 11 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | New York Times | 29 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Abates | LA Times Daily | 08 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Alleviates | LA Times Daily | 02 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Maneuvers carefully | Wall Street Journal | 26 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Alleviates | Thomas Joseph | 08 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Relieves | The Telegraph Quick | 01 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Relieves | LA Times Daily | 30 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Uncomplicates | Newsday | 09 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Mitigates | New York Times | 28 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Makes more comfy | Canadiana | 19 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Relaxes | The Telegraph Quick | 14 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Makes less tricky | USA Today | 10 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Makes less hard | USA Today | 30 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | USA Today | 18 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Makes less strict | LA Times Daily | 07 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | USA Today | 24 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | Universal | 14 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Lightens up | LA Times Daily | 13 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Lets up | Thomas Joseph | 06 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Lets up | LA Times Daily | 04 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Alleviates | Thomas Joseph | 02 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Lets up | Universal | 12 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Makes less strict | USA Today | 07 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Relaxes | Eugene Sheffer | 03 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Makes less harsh | LA Times Daily | 29 May 2022 | 
          
            | Makes less severe | USA Today | 08 May 2022 | 
          
            | Makes more endurable | Newsday | 27 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Softens | LA Times Daily | 25 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Softens | The Washington Post | 25 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Relaxes as toff takes the mickey |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes as toff takes the mickey | The Guardian Quiptic | 18 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Simplifies | Universal | 05 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Lessens in difficulty | The Washington Post Sunday | 20 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Moves cautiously | Wall Street Journal | 29 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Removes, as rigor | Newsday | 22 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Alleviates, relieves | Irish Times Simplex | 08 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Takes the edge off | New York Times | 02 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Moves carefully | Thomas Joseph | 20 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Moves gingerly | Wall Street Journal | 11 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Facilitates | Premier Sunday | 05 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Lets up | LA Times Daily | 15 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Relieves | Family Time | 07 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Makes more bearable | USA Today | 04 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Moves carefully | USA Today | 22 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Relieves | USA Today | 18 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes | LA Times Daily | 12 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes | The Washington Post | 12 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes, as regulations | Newsday | 10 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Slacks off | Newsday | 04 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Helps to introduce a session |  |  | 
          
            | Loosens or lessens | Newsday | 30 May 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes, as restrictions | The Washington Post Sunday | 23 May 2021 | 
          
            | Moves carefully | USA Today | 22 May 2021 | 
          
            | Makes less rigorous | USA Today | 19 May 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes | The Washington Post | 16 May 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes | LA Times Daily | 16 May 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes | Newsday | 02 May 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes | Wall Street Journal | 07 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Moves cautiously | Thomas Joseph | 03 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | USA Today | 03 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes, as pressure | Universal | 11 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Makes more bearable | USA Today | 07 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Makes less strict | USA Today | 24 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Soothes | USA Today | 19 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Lessens | USA Today | 11 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Alleviates | USA Today | 08 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | Newsday | 02 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Makes more bearable | The Washington Post | 22 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Makes more bearable | LA Times Daily | 22 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Subsides | Newsday | 03 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes | Premier Sunday | 03 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes | USA Today | 01 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Relaxes | Eugene Sheffer | 16 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Facilitates | Wall Street Journal | 09 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Makes less stringent | USA Today | 09 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Relaxes | The Telegraph Quick | 07 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Moves cautiously | Wall Street Journal | 03 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Simplifies | LA Times Daily | 30 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Palliates | Wall Street Journal | 03 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | Universal | 02 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Makes less severe | The Times Concise | 29 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Alleviates, relieves | Irish Times Simplex | 22 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Alleviates | Wall Street Journal | 23 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Stop ignoring conservative Southern moderates |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes | The Sun Two Speed | 16 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Lets up | Universal | 16 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Mitigates some disease symptoms | The Sun Two Speed | 16 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Art backer cutting loss before money diminishes |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more bearable | New York Times | 25 May 2020 | 
          
            | Stops losing head and relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates | Thomas Joseph | 19 May 2020 | 
          
            | Subsides | The Washington Post | 11 May 2020 | 
          
            | Subsides | LA Times Daily | 11 May 2020 | 
          
            | Relieves | Universal | 10 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Loosens up | Newsday | 02 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Softens | LA Times Daily | 01 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Softens | The Washington Post | 01 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Makes less stressful | USA Today | 18 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Mitigates complaints not involving detective inspectors |  |  | 
          
            | Moves carefully | Thomas Joseph | 26 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Moves gingerly | USA Today | 10 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Facilitates | The Times Concise | 07 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | No place in contents for moderates | The Telegraph Toughie | 10 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Stops head resigning and relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Moves carefully inside overseas establishment |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves the pain |  |  | 
          
            | Abates | The Washington Post | 18 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Abates | LA Times Daily | 18 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Alleviates | Universal | 11 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Soothes | LA Times Daily | 08 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Soothes | The Washington Post | 08 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Soothes | Universal | 04 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Facilitates | LA Times Daily | 09 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Facilitates | The Washington Post | 09 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Reduces burden |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves | The Washington Post | 28 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Relieves | LA Times Daily | 28 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | A leader of socialists in spot over moderates | The Telegraph Toughie | 25 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Relieves leaderless kids |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less burdensome | The Washington Post Sunday | 07 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Stops, doesn't start and relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Abates | Newsday | 26 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Relieves | The Washington Post Sunday | 16 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | "The medicine ___ the pain every time." (alleviates) |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes | Wall Street Journal | 03 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Smooths | New York Times | 02 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Conservative quitting stops moderates | The Telegraph Cryptic | 14 May 2019 | 
          
            | Relaxes when in view on the way up | The Telegraph Cryptic | 08 May 2019 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | LA Times Daily | 27 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Makes less difficult | The Washington Post | 27 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Relieves or lightens, say |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less severe | USA Today | 26 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Ameliorates | Canadiana | 25 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Simplifies | Universal | 14 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain | New York Times | 28 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Makes less severe |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Simplifies |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less difficult |  |  | 
          
            | Abates |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Makes simpler | LA Times Daily | 25 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | The Washington Post | 25 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Lessens | Premier Sunday | 09 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Moves gingerly | Universal | 02 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Becomes more endurable | Newsday | 01 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Makes simpler | Newsday | 27 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Is soothing | Universal | 06 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Lessens | Newsday | 18 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Lightens, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Calms | The Telegraph Quick | 16 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Moves slowly | Thomas Joseph | 13 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | "See if this medicine ___ the pain" (makes it less painful) |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more tolerable | Wall Street Journal | 30 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Simplifies | The Washington Post | 25 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Moderates get revolutionary to swallow arsenic |  |  | 
          
            | Abates | Universal | 21 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Alleviates | Premier Sunday | 08 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Relaxes | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 06 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Makes less burdensome | Newsday | 13 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Simplifies | New York Times | 26 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Deducting pound from rents gives relief | The Sun Two Speed | 16 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Alleviates | The Sun Two Speed | 16 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Makes simpler |  |  | 
          
            | Palliates |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Simplifies |  |  | 
          
            | Abates |  |  | 
          
            | Is soothing |  |  | 
          
            | Moves gingerly |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Simplifies |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more tolerable |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes | New York Times | 18 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Lets up | The Washington Post | 05 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Lets up | LA Times Daily | 05 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Lightens | New York Times | 03 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Soothes | Canadiana | 27 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Sees a new way, relaxes | The Telegraph Cryptic | 20 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Allays | Premier Sunday | 29 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Lightens up | Newsday | 26 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Facilitates | Newsday | 26 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Simplifies | Newsday | 25 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Makes less thorny | USA Today | 14 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Slackens off | USA Today | 28 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Calms or assuages, as with someone's fear |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates | New York Times | 24 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Loosens up | Premier Sunday | 16 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Softens | Newsday | 07 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Makes lighter | Newsday | 01 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Makes more bearable | Universal | 24 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Lightens, as a load | Universal | 11 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Relieves. "An aspirin always ___ the pain." |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens up | The Washington Post | 12 May 2017 | 
          
            | Lightens up | LA Times Daily | 12 May 2017 | 
          
            | Rests and rests, having put away litres |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates | The Telegraph Quick | 19 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Comforts guys after loss of capital ... | The Times Cryptic | 20 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Relieves, as a difficult situation | Universal | 16 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Eastern sea's waves get calmer |  |  | 
          
            | Carefully moves and stands out of line |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces restrictions for | Newsday | 08 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Moves gingerly |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less thorny |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves, as a difficult situation |  |  | 
          
            | Slackens off |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens, as a load |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens up |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens |  |  | 
          
            | Moderates from overseas escaped |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates | LA Times Daily | 27 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Smoothes | LA Times Daily | 18 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Facilitates | Universal | 21 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Has a palliative effect on | Wall Street Journal | 15 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Lightens, as one's load | New York Times | 06 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Lightens, as a burden | Universal | 12 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Relieves, as pain | Universal | 06 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Makes more comfortable | The Washington Post | 22 May 2016 | 
          
            | Enters slowly, with ''in'' | Newsday | 28 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Slackens off | Universal | 23 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Calms | LA Times Daily | 12 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Mollifies | USA Today | 01 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Provides comfort stops after leader goes | The Telegraph Cryptic | 23 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Stops losing head and relaxes | The Telegraph Cryptic | 03 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Dulls, as pain | New York Times | 11 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Satisfies odd Pole leaving and relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less burdensome | USA Today | 17 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Relaxes in azaleas, escaping | The Sun Two Speed | 11 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Lightens, as one's load |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens, as a burden |  |  | 
          
            | Palliates |  |  | 
          
            | Dulls, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less burdensome |  |  | 
          
            | Smoothes |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorates | LA Times Daily | 12 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Moves with care | LA Times Daily | 10 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Makes more tolerable | USA Today | 29 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Stops after cutting 100 inches? | The Times Cryptic | 02 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Greases the wheels for | USA Today | 25 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Lets up | Newsday | 13 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain | Universal | 11 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Facilitates | USA Today | 30 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Relieves, as pain | USA Today | 30 May 2015 | 
          
            | Goes effortlessly | Universal | 04 May 2015 | 
          
            | Lessens a load | USA Today | 24 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Relents (with "up") | USA Today | 28 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Relieves, as pressure | USA Today | 24 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Makes tolerable | Universal | 14 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Ameliorates | Wall Street Journal | 05 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Goes effortlessly | USA Today | 02 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Goes effortlessly |  |  | 
          
            | Softens |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Relents (with "up") |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more tolerable |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens a load |  |  | 
          
            | Greases the wheels for |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less difficult |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Makes tolerable |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Goes effortlessly |  |  | 
          
            | Moves with care |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorates |  |  | 
          
            | Makes simpler |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Is more relaxed |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens a load |  |  | 
          
            | Dulls, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Decreases, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Dulls, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Wanes |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Simplifies |  |  | 
          
            | Simplifies |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens |  |  | 
          
            | Loosens, as restrictions |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less stringent |  |  | 
          
            | Palliates |  |  | 
          
            | Makes bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens the load |  |  | 
          
            | Settles (into) |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less burdensome |  |  | 
          
            | Relents (with "up") |  |  | 
          
            | Slacks off |  |  | 
          
            | Supplies pillows, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths the way |  |  | 
          
            | Lets (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Slacks off |  |  | 
          
            | Uncomplicates |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorates |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens the discomfort of |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up (relaxes) |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates |  |  | 
          
            | Moderates |  |  | 
          
            | Uncomplicates |  |  | 
          
            | Softens, as a blow |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens the discomfort of |  |  | 
          
            | Moderates |  |  | 
          
            | Winds up ditching Conservative as leader for moderates |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, as discomfort |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens |  |  | 
          
            | Applies less pressure (with "up") |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens |  |  | 
          
            | Lets (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Simplifies |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less burdensome |  |  | 
          
            | Allays |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Tailors' allowances |  |  | 
          
            | Abates |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Moves carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Softens |  |  | 
          
            | Disburdens |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up (relaxes) |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less taut |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes less jammed, as traffic |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Abates |  |  | 
          
            | Lets (up) |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens |  |  | 
          
            | Moves gingerly |  |  | 
          
            | Uncomplicates |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Uncomplicates |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens, as a burden |  |  | 
          
            | Doesn't force |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens |  |  | 
          
            | Palliates |  |  | 
          
            | Mollifies |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths |  |  | 
          
            | Moves carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens, as a burden |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens up |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Allays |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages |  |  | 
          
            | Abates |  |  | 
          
            | Moves gently |  |  | 
          
            | Makes lighter |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths |  |  | 
          
            | Mollifies |  |  | 
          
            | Moves gently |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less difficult |  |  | 
          
            | Tactfully removes from a job, with "out" |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorates |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Palliates |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Moderates |  |  | 
          
            | Abates a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens, as a burden |  |  | 
          
            | Backs off, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Moves gingerly |  |  | 
          
            | Palliates |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Softens |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages |  |  | 
          
            | Moves gingerly |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages |  |  | 
          
            | Palliates |  |  | 
          
            | Softens |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, as a load |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens |  |  | 
          
            | Inches along |  |  | 
          
            | Smoothes, as the way |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Backs off (with "up") |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Softens |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens the load |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Comforts |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces, as pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces |  |  | 
          
            | Softens the blow |  |  | 
          
            | Smoothes the way |  |  | 
          
            | Removes an obstruction |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Backs off (with "up") |  |  | 
          
            | Removes obstacles |  |  | 
          
            | Loosens up |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Backs off, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Applies less pressure, with "up" |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Loosens up |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Slackens off |  |  | 
          
            | Moves gently |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorates |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Reposes |  |  | 
          
            | Softens |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes less jammed, as traffic |  |  | 
          
            | Slackens |  |  | 
          
            | Makes bearable |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens |  |  | 
          
            | Moves slowly and carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Greases the wheels for, say |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths the path |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens a load |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up on |  |  | 
          
            | Palliates |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths the way |  |  | 
          
            | Comforts |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens up |  |  | 
          
            | Allays |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Makes simpler |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens, as pain |  |  | 
          
            | Simplifies |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens |  |  | 
          
            | Frees from pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Makes tolerable |  |  | 
          
            | Backs off |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves pressure |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths the way |  |  | 
          
            | Relents |  |  | 
          
            | Slips |  |  | 
          
            | ___ up: relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Makes tolerable |  |  | 
          
            | Comforts |  |  | 
          
            | Goes effortlessly |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes |  |  | 
          
            | Abates |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Softens |  |  | 
          
            | Disburdens |  |  | 
          
            | Moderates |  |  | 
          
            | Makes tolerable |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes |  |  | 
          
            | Loosens |  |  | 
          
            | Slackens |  |  | 
          
            | Frees from anxiety |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens difficulties |  |  | 
          
            | Mollifies |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages |  |  | 
          
            | Tempers |  |  | 
          
            | Abates |  |  | 
          
            | Allays |  |  | 
          
            | Slackens off |  |  | 
          
            | Dissolves difficulties |  |  | 
          
            | Moves gradually |  |  | 
          
            | Paves the way |  |  | 
          
            | Gives relief to |  |  | 
          
            | Moves with care |  |  | 
          
            | Makes comfortable |  |  | 
          
            | Shifts carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorates |  |  | 
          
            | Makes more comfortable |  |  | 
          
            | Moves by careful shifting. |  |  | 
          
            | Makes comfortable. |  |  | 
          
            | Allays. |  |  | 
          
            | Palliates. |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens. |  |  | 
          
            | Loosens. |  |  | 
          
            | Mitigates. |  |  | 
          
            | Tranquilizes. |  |  | 
          
            | Ameliorates. |  |  | 
          
            | Soothes. |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens in tension. |  |  | 
          
            | Facilitates. |  |  | 
          
            | Comforts. |  |  | 
          
            | Lightens up |  |  | 
          
            | Lets up. |  |  | 
          
            | Decreases. |  |  | 
          
            | Slackens. |  |  | 
          
            | Paves the way. |  |  | 
          
            | Slacks. |  |  | 
          
            | Moderates. |  |  | 
          
            | Simplifies. |  |  | 
          
            | Unburdens. |  |  | 
          
            | Relaxes. |  |  | 
          
            | Slacks off. |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces the strain. |  |  | 
          
            | Makes things simple. |  |  | 
          
            | Relieves. |  |  | 
          
            | Softens. |  |  | 
          
            | Alleviates. |  |  | 
          
            | Mollifies. |  |  | 
          
            | Disburdens. |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths the way. |  |  | 
          
            | Assuages. |  |  | 
          
            | Slackens, as controls. |  |  |