| Lessening in degree; comforting |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
07 Sep 2025 |
| Abating |
The Times Concise |
15 Apr 2025 |
| Relieving pain by getting each, briefly, to vocalise (6) |
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| Leaves of azaleas in garden could be falling off (6) |
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| Softening |
LA Times Daily |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Gains roughly a quarter before reducing (6) |
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| Making less strict |
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| Adjustment in ages for review (6) |
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| Relieving, soothing (6) |
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| Effectively alleviating suffering initially needs guidance (6) |
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| Taking the mickey when Trump loses lead is comforting |
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| Letting out the clutch - or one part of it? (6) |
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| Abating and stopping, not starting! |
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| Is getting more comfortable with each serenade |
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| Moving cautiously, say, to admit a transgression |
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| Adjustment in ages perhaps (6) |
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| A gin's mixed after end of programme for relief? (6) |
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| Calming or relaxing |
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| A gin-sling at sea is so comforting (6) |
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| Relieving depravity in a confused age (6) |
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| Making more comfortable? (6) |
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| Moving carefully |
Newsday |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Becoming less harsh |
Universal |
06 Jul 2023 |
| Relieving |
Universal |
21 Apr 2023 |
| Letting up |
Newsday |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Reduction in tension |
Newsday |
26 Jun 2022 |
| Moderation at an end – 100 banished |
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| Letting up |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2021 |
| An offence in, say, relaxing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Jul 2021 |
| Letting up |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Letting up |
USA Today |
12 May 2021 |
| Unburdening |
Newsday |
06 May 2021 |
| Toning down a fair amount of child's play for Synge on the radio |
Irish Times Crosaire |
29 Mar 2021 |
| Moderation ending after clubs turned out |
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| Letting up |
LA Times Daily |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Letting up |
The Washington Post |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Alleviating |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Oct 2020 |
| Toning down making fun starting off |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Oct 2020 |
| Relaxing ending, short of century |
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| *Removing the wrong letters, say |
The Washington Post Sunday |
23 Aug 2020 |
| Facilitation |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2019 |
| Making simpler |
Universal |
17 Aug 2019 |
| Becoming less severe |
Irish Times Simplex |
21 May 2019 |
| Putting a stop to topless relaxation |
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| Softening |
LA Times Daily |
07 Mar 2019 |
| Softening |
The Washington Post |
07 Mar 2019 |
| Making simpler |
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| Softening |
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| Giving relief to |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2018 |
| Giving relief to |
The Washington Post |
30 Jun 2018 |
| Moving carefully |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Apr 2018 |
| Giving relief to |
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| Allaying, alleviating |
Irish Times Simplex |
10 Apr 2017 |
| What a choir may do under running water is relaxing |
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| Relaxing, each succeeded in golf |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Nov 2016 |
| Relaxing, each succeeded in golf |
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| Eradicating right to go relaxing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Oct 2016 |
| Making fun of headless type taking away some of the pain |
Irish Times Crosaire |
27 Apr 2016 |
| Letting off the throttle (with "up") |
Universal |
12 Dec 2015 |
| Letting off the throttle (with "up") |
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| Each chant is comforting |
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| Abatement |
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| Letting up |
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| Relieving |
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| Providing relief for |
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| Alleviating |
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| Facilitator's action |
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| Moving freely |
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| Facilitating |
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| Facilitating |
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| Facilitating |
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| Mitigating |
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| Reducing, as stress |
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| Mitigating |
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| Letting up |
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| Letting up |
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| Slackening off |
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| Letting up on |
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| Facilitating |
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| Letting up |
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| Making less difficult |
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| Abating |
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| Giving relief to |
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| Comforting |
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| Mitigating |
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| Abatement |
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| Reducing stress |
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| Facilitator's action |
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| Mitigating |
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| Alleviating |
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| Allaying |
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| Lessening strain. |
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| Ameliorating. |
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| Palliative. |
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| Facilitating. |
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| Letting up |
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| Letting (up) |
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| Détente |
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