| Slow down |
LA Times Daily |
04 Oct 2025 |
| Subside, as rain |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Slow down |
Newsday |
03 Aug 2025 |
| Breather, pause (3-2) |
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| Get less intense, as a rainstorm. (3,2) |
|
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| Put off after the French have break (3-2) |
|
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| Easing of vertical rent? (3,2) |
|
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| Abatement when tenancy has finished (3-2) |
|
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| Get less severe (2 wds.) |
|
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| Lessening |
Mirror Quick |
07 Apr 2025 |
| The French put off diminishing |
Mirror Cryptic |
07 Apr 2025 |
| Stop court decision standing (3,2) |
|
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| The French put off lull |
Mirror Cryptic |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Lessening |
Mirror Quick |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Stop the Alsatian chasing sheep? On the contrary! |
|
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| Abate: 2 wds. |
Commuter |
13 Mar 2025 |
| Slack off(3.2) |
|
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| Cheerful after tenancy comes to stop |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Mar 2025 |
| Breathing space allowed in a higher position |
|
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| Be more lenient and allow to rise (3,2) |
|
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| Abate |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Lessening |
Mirror Classic |
09 Feb 2025 |
| Relent |
New York Times |
19 Jan 2025 |
| Stopping playing with a lute quietly (3,2) |
|
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| Respite oldest puppy regularly required |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Jan 2025 |
| Moderate rent increase (3-2) |
|
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| Slow down, as rainfall |
Universal |
27 Dec 2024 |
| Pause in intensity |
|
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| Rest from dispute, leading retreat |
|
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| Respite |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Respite allowed initially under pressure |
|
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| Respite from rent raise (3-2) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Slacken (2 wds.) |
|
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| Lessen. like rain |
USA Today |
26 Nov 2024 |
| Relent |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2024 |
| Ease off (2 wds.) |
|
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| Allow to ascend and relax (3,2) |
|
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| Relent |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Allow to rise, as a remission (3-2) |
|
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| Subside, as rain |
Universal |
18 Oct 2024 |
| The French ram will become less persistent (3,2) |
|
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| Rental increased? It's a reduction! (3-2) |
|
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| Ridiculously opulent, but not on stopping (3,2) |
|
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| Ease and allow to stand (3,2) |
|
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| Allowed out of bed for respite (3,2) |
|
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| Respite to allow you to get out of bed (3-2) |
|
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| Abate |
LA Times Mini |
13 Aug 2024 |
| Ease off the downward pressure? (3,2) |
|
|
| Get less intense |
USA Today |
11 Aug 2024 |
| The French getting place back become less intense (3,2) |
|
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| Respite |
The Telegraph Mini |
30 Jul 2024 |
| Stopping playing with a quiet lute (3,2) |
|
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| Diminish or slow down (3,2) |
|
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| Abate and you no longer confine to bed (3,2) |
|
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| Subside |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Articulate English Liberal backed moderate |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Jun 2024 |
| Ease off the French sheep (3,2) |
|
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| Slack off |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2024 |
| Abate, slacken |
The Times Concise |
11 Jun 2024 |
| Allowed out of bed, become less intense (3,2) |
|
|
| Ease |
The Telegraph Plusword |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Relax one's efforts (3,2) |
|
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| Get less intense, as a rainstorm (2 wds.) |
|
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| Relief may appear as 'tel' (3-2) |
|
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| Relax and allow to ascend, perhaps (3,2) |
|
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| In sale, tuppence provides breathing space (3,2) |
|
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| Cease attacking and allow a fallen opponent to rise |
|
|
| Pause |
The Guardian Quick |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Back off a little: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Pause in dangerous activity |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Feb 2024 |
| A remission to allow you to rise (3-2) |
|
|
| Stop rent jumps now and then (3,2) |
|
|
| Lose intensity |
The Guardian Speedy |
04 Feb 2024 |
| Respite from rent raise (3-2) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
21 Jan 2024 |
| Respite from extremely large levy on retirement (3-2) |
|
|
| Ease off |
Premier Sunday |
07 Jan 2024 |
| Respite put the French in confusion (3,2) |
|
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| Subside but give permission to climb (3,2) |
|
|
| Pause in intensity in the French place after setback (3-2) |
|
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| A pause or reduction in the intensity of something dangerous or difficult (3,2) |
|
|
| Ease off rent increase |
The Guardian Quiptic |
04 Dec 2023 |
| Ease off rent increase (3,2) |
|
|
| Pause in intensity shown by revolutionary place fronted by the French (3-2) |
|
|
| Become less severe |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Slacken |
Newsday |
15 Oct 2023 |
| Slacken |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2023 |
| Abate |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Aug 2023 |
| Relent |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Jul 2023 |
| Ease off (2 words) |
Family Time |
29 May 2023 |
| Abate |
LA Times Daily |
24 Feb 2023 |
| Abate (2 words) |
Family Time |
16 Jan 2023 |
| Become less intense |
USA Today |
12 Jan 2023 |
| Reduction in previous tension, happy to follow premier of long film |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Nov 2022 |
| Relief obtained from backing dispute likely? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Oct 2022 |
| Ease off, as rain |
LA Times Daily |
25 Oct 2022 |
| Subside, like rain |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2022 |
| Abatement |
The Guardian Quick |
04 May 2022 |
| Abate, as rainfall |
Universal |
27 Feb 2022 |
| Get less intense |
USA Today |
17 Feb 2022 |
| Abate |
Universal |
09 Dec 2021 |
| Slacken |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Sep 2021 |
| Subside |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2021 |
| Abate |
The Washington Post |
16 May 2021 |
| Abate |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2021 |
| Lease at an end -- relief! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 May 2021 |
| Happy after tenancy comes to stop |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Respite |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Abate |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Sep 2020 |
| Rain more gently |
The Washington Post |
14 Sep 2020 |
| Rain more gently |
LA Times Daily |
14 Sep 2020 |
| Easing off; breather |
The Guardian Speedy |
28 Jun 2020 |
| Stop being cheerful after tenancy |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 May 2020 |
| Relax |
The New Yorker |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Relent |
New York Times |
11 Mar 2020 |
| Respite from rent increase? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Feb 2020 |
| Ease off |
USA Today |
04 Dec 2019 |
| Stopped Blue Peter broadcast short of brewing beer |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Nov 2019 |
| Subside |
Premier Sunday |
02 Jun 2019 |
| Abate |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Mar 2019 |
| Lessen in intensity |
Universal |
02 Feb 2019 |
| Slacken |
The New Yorker |
28 Jan 2019 |
| Abate |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jan 2019 |
| Lessen in intensity |
|
|
| Abate or become less intense, say: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Relent |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Dec 2018 |
| Begin to subside |
Newsday |
19 Nov 2018 |
| Go easier |
New York Times |
30 Aug 2018 |
| Relieving pause |
The Times Concise |
02 Aug 2018 |
| Stop raining so hard (2 words) |
Family Time |
22 Jul 2018 |
| Become less intense |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 May 2018 |
| Reduce tension |
Universal |
14 Apr 2018 |
| Take a break, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Apr 2018 |
| Allowed out of bed? That's a relief |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Mar 2018 |
| Be a slacker |
Universal |
12 Mar 2018 |
| Back off a bit |
Universal |
27 Jan 2018 |
| Abate |
Jonesin |
16 Jan 2018 |
| Grant at university came to an end |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Jan 2018 |
| Abate, as rainfall |
USA Today |
04 Jan 2018 |
| Go easier |
|
|
| Abate, as rainfall |
|
|
| Back off a bit |
|
|
| Reduce tension |
|
|
| Take a break, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
|
|
| Abate into a drizzle (2 words) |
Family Time |
31 Dec 2017 |
| Slacken off, as rainfall |
Newsday |
04 Dec 2017 |
| The French applied to go north in relief |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Nov 2017 |
| Respite |
The Times Concise |
19 Nov 2017 |
| Go easy on the foreign deposit in retrospect |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Nov 2017 |
| Abate |
Universal |
10 Oct 2017 |
| Stop working so hard: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Stop, as rain |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Sep 2017 |
| Lull |
Newsday |
27 May 2017 |
| Allowed to hike for relaxation |
The Times Cryptic |
18 May 2017 |
| Lull, with lease finishing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Mar 2017 |
| Abate |
|
|
| Slacken off |
USA Today |
26 Dec 2016 |
| Relax and put up with the French first |
The Guardian Cryptic |
11 Sep 2016 |
| Service finished providing respite |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Jul 2016 |
| Run slower |
Universal |
28 Jun 2016 |
| Relax in place with the Spanish review |
Irish Times Crosaire |
14 May 2016 |
| Pause |
New York Times |
01 Apr 2016 |
| Ease |
USA Today |
22 Feb 2016 |
| Abate |
Premier Sunday |
31 Jan 2016 |
| Slacken |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2016 |
| Slow down, as rainfall |
USA Today |
02 Jan 2016 |
| Run slower |
|
|
| Slacken |
|
|
| Slow down, as rainfall |
|
|
| Slacken off |
|
|
| Diminish, as rainfall (2 words) |
Family Time |
28 Dec 2015 |
| Ease off |
Newsday |
16 Dec 2015 |
| Accommodation costing more? Respite wanted |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Abatement |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Sep 2015 |
| Subside to a drizzle |
Universal |
18 Aug 2015 |
| The French put back cessation |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 Jun 2015 |
| Subside, as rainfall |
Universal |
10 Jun 2015 |
| Become less intense |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Apr 2015 |
| Back off |
USA Today |
28 Jan 2015 |
| Diminish, as rainfall |
|
|
| Slowdown |
|
|
| Back off |
|
|
| Subside, as rainfall |
|
|
| Ease off |
|
|
| Subside to a drizzle |
|
|
| Subside |
|
|
| Diminish |
|
|
| Relaxed |
|
|
| Abate |
|
|
| Slacken off |
|
|
| Decline |
|
|
| Abate |
|
|
| Stop pushing so hard |
|
|
| Slacken |
|
|
| Ease off |
|
|
| Back off |
|
|
| Slow down, as rainfall |
|
|
| Stop pushing so hard |
|
|
| Gradual reduction |
|
|
| Rain more gently |
|
|
| Pause |
|
|
| Rain more gently |
|
|
| Rain more gently |
|
|
| Ease off |
|
|
| Relax |
|
|
| Ease |
|
|
| Abate |
|
|
| Diminish |
|
|
| Relaxed |
|
|
| Relax |
|
|
| Relax |
|
|
| Ease off |
|
|
| Stop running so hard |
|
|
| Abate, as rain |
|
|
| Relief |
|
|
| Pause |
|
|
| Relent |
|
|
| Slacken off or allow to surface |
|
|
| Ease off, as rain |
|
|
| Abate into a drizzle |
|
|
| Ease |
|
|
| Ease off, as rain |
|
|
| Slow down, as rainfall |
|
|
| Relax |
|
|
| Ease |
|
|
| Abate |
|
|
| Abate, as rainfall |
|
|
| Abate |
|
|
| Ease |
|
|
| Slacken |
|
|
| Relent |
|
|
| Slowdown |
|
|
| Abatement |
|
|
| Abate |
|
|
| Break |
|
|
| Pause |
|
|
| Ease off |
|
|
| Relief |
|
|
| Gradual reduction |
|
|
| Back off |
|
|
| Abate |
|
|
| Abate |
|
|
| Stop pushing |
|
|
| Stop |
|
|
| Abatement |
|
|
| Slacken |
|
|
| Slacken |
|
|
| Relax |
|
|
| Slow down |
|
|
| Subside to a drizzle |
|
|
| Moderate |
|
|
| Abatement |
|
|
| Mitigation |
|
|
| Work less hard |
|
|
| Surcease |
|
|
| Slacken |
|
|
| Gradual reduction |
|
|
| Relax; back off |
|
|
| Diminish, as rainfall |
|
|
| Pause |
|
|
| Relax |
|
|
| Slowdown |
|
|
| Back off |
|
|
| Abate as rainfall |
|
|
| Stop working so hard |
|
|
| Pause |
|
|
| Lull |
|
|
| Slacken |
|
|
| Pause |
|
|
| Ease |
|
|
| Slackening |
|
|
| Wane |
|
|
| Release, as in wrestling |
|
|
| Cessation |
|
|
| Slackening; abatement |
|
|
| Abate, as rain |
|
|
| Surcease |
|
|
| Eased |
|
|
| Baseball pitch |
|
|
| Respite |
|
|
| Ease. |
|
|
| Cease. |
|
|
| A slackening. |
|
|
| Stop. |
|
|
| Respite. |
|
|
| Pause. |
|
|
| Diminution. |
|
|
| Relax. |
|
|
| Pause: Colloq. |
|
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| Cessation. |
|
|
| Slackening: Colloq. |
|
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| Breather. |
|
|
| Relaxation. |
|
|
| Abatement: Colloq. |
|
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| Abatement. |
|
|
| Halt. |
|
|
| Slacken. |
|
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| Surcease. |
|
|
| Lessening of effort. |
|
|
| Abate. |
|
|