| Inaudible, like the TV volume |  |  | 
          
            | Silenced | Commuter | 21 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Inaudible on Zoom, perhaps | LA Times Daily | 12 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Quietened | The Guardian Quick | 02 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Subdued | The Telegraph Quick | 20 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Sottened |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued, as color | Premier Sunday | 08 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Suddenly soft | Newsday | 17 May 2025 | 
          
            | Stifled | Mirror Quick | 17 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Group of musicians finds Edward subdued | Mirror Cryptic | 17 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Like some colors or Zoom users | New York Times | 16 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Quiet artist on vacation left transformed (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued letter from Greece, they'd referred to now and then |  |  | 
          
            | With the sound turned off | The Telegraph Quick | 03 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Silenced a TV (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Left speechless? | Wall Street Journal | 12 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Inaudible, like the TV volume |  |  | 
          
            | Quiet as a swan? (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued | The Telegraph Quick | 12 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | PlusWord No 919 solution | The Telegraph Plusword | 26 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Made to play quietly (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Hushed, noiseless (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Beset by mire, team's first half's quiet |  |  | 
          
            | Softened (musical sound) (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Turned the sound off (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Silenced back inside the crude tumulus(5) |  |  | 
          
            | Quiet Greek character followed by Time journalist (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Inaudible on zoom. (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Like a subdued trumpet? | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 13 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Suppressed swan on the day | Mirror Cryptic | 13 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Stifled | Mirror Quick | 13 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Toned down | LA Times Daily | 01 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Softened the sound half the team made in the mud (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Quiet | The Times Sunday Concise | 02 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Set up of French corporation suppressed | The Telegraph Cryptic | 22 May 2024 | 
          
            | Like a video-call participant who appears to be speaking but can't be heard, often |  |  | 
          
            | Corporation upset with journalist being silenced (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued Greek character heads for the emergency department |  |  | 
          
            | Vehicle owned by company boss is quiet (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Silenced the TV |  |  | 
          
            | Low in intensity; restrained (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Inaudible, like the TV volume |  |  | 
          
            | Rendered silent (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued, being dumb and deaf initially (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued | The Times Concise | 17 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Turned off, as TV audio | Newsday | 31 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Toned down | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Toned down | Newsday | 09 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Faded, like colors | Universal | 07 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Like a quieted trumpet | Family Time | 29 May 2023 | 
          
            | Like some forgetful Zoom participants | Wall Street Journal | 25 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Not bright | The Guardian Quick | 07 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Subdued | The Guardian Quick | 13 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Toned down | The Telegraph Quick | 22 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | With the audio turned off | Newsday | 01 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Like a quieted trumpet | Family Time | 02 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | (Of sound) softened | The Times Concise | 06 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Understated | Thomas Joseph | 13 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Subdued Greek character and rock ‘n' roll fan |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down | Universal | 02 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Toned down, as the volume |  |  | 
          
            | Like some colors | The Washington Post | 27 May 2021 | 
          
            | Like some colors | LA Times Daily | 27 May 2021 | 
          
            | Dirt around middle of step becomes softened |  |  | 
          
            | Understated | Newsday | 18 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Turned off, like sound | Universal | 05 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Like pastel colors | Wall Street Journal | 08 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Silenced, on a Zoom call | Universal | 14 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Inaudible on Zoom, maybe | Jonesin | 05 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Toned down the volume |  |  | 
          
            | Like some conference call attendees | USA Today | 16 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Zoom call status | New York Times | 16 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Subtle, as a color | Universal | 09 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Subtle, as a shade | The Washington Post | 01 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Subtle, as a shade | LA Times Daily | 01 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Like commercials, often | New York Times | 16 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Toned down | Thomas Joseph | 16 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Quiet | The Times Concise | 22 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Turned off, as TV audio | Newsday | 09 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Muffled | The Sun Two Speed | 10 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Mutt without tail has news boss in faint | The Sun Two Speed | 10 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Used a remote mansion on summit for possible duet | Irish Times Crosaire | 26 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Extremely talkative, covered in mud, silenced | The Sun Two Speed | 28 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Blocked, as sound | New York Times | 04 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Like some colors |  |  | 
          
            | Blocked, as sound |  |  | 
          
            | Less bright, as colors | New York Times | 13 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Like some TVs with closed captions | Wall Street Journal | 29 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Understated | Thomas Joseph | 14 May 2018 | 
          
            | Toned down | Eugene Sheffer | 21 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Far from flamboyant | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 02 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Far from flamboyant |  |  | 
          
            | Like some TVs with closed captions |  |  | 
          
            | Less bright, as colors |  |  | 
          
            | Muffled, as a trumpet | LA Times Daily | 25 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Muffled, as a trumpet | The Washington Post | 25 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Subdued | Universal | 28 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Toned down | Newsday | 10 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Softened | The Washington Post | 21 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Softened | LA Times Daily | 21 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | With the sound off | Newsday | 17 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Toned down, as a trumpet | USA Today | 28 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Quiet note to stop vilification |  |  | 
          
            | Stifled, dropping dead |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued, as colors | USA Today | 09 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Subdued; not bright | The Times Concise | 02 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Of French corporation that's fallen back silent |  |  | 
          
            | The heartless abuse goes round -- it must be suppressed | The Telegraph Toughie | 03 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Muffled, as a trumpet |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down, as a trumpet |  |  | 
          
            | Softened |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued, as colors |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued | LA Times Daily | 02 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Muffled | The Telegraph Quick | 19 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Subdued, like a trumpet | USA Today | 07 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Not bright, as colors | LA Times Daily | 25 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Turned off, as sound | USA Today | 18 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Quiet time, briefly, before playing duet |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down, as a trumpet | Universal | 10 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Softened, as sound | USA Today | 19 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Toned down, as a trumpet |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued |  |  | 
          
            | Not bright, as colors |  |  | 
          
            | Turned off, as sound |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued, like a trumpet |  |  | 
          
            | (Of sound/colour) softened | The Times Concise | 10 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Softened | The Telegraph Quick | 08 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Belly up, journalist becomes less emphatic | The Telegraph Cryptic | 10 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Soft | LA Times Daily | 11 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Couldn't be said it was turned down | Irish Times Crosaire | 14 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Silenced |  |  | 
          
            | Soft |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down |  |  | 
          
            | Soft |  |  | 
          
            | Contrary corporation has media chief silenced |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down |  |  | 
          
            | Kept quiet when bad name included the heartless |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down letter to Telegraph's head editor |  |  | 
          
            | Quiet man pursues tailless dog |  |  | 
          
            | Quiet and soft |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued |  |  | 
          
            | Like a subdued trumpet |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued |  |  | 
          
            | Like some colors and cornets |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down |  |  | 
          
            | So as not to be overheard, say |  |  | 
          
            | Turned off, as the sound |  |  | 
          
            | Set the volume of to zero |  |  | 
          
            | With the sound off |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down, as sound |  |  | 
          
            | Soft, now |  |  | 
          
            | Softened, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Softened, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down |  |  | 
          
            | Stifled |  |  | 
          
            | Like a subdued trumpet |  |  | 
          
            | Like a subdued trumpet |  |  | 
          
            | Squelched the audio |  |  | 
          
            | No longer bright, as colors |  |  | 
          
            | Cut off, as the audio |  |  | 
          
            | Turned down the sound |  |  | 
          
            | Silenced |  |  | 
          
            | Softened |  |  | 
          
            | Turned down |  |  | 
          
            | Quiet, now |  |  | 
          
            | Silenced |  |  | 
          
            | Softened, as tones |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down |  |  | 
          
            | Stifled |  |  | 
          
            | Like a trumpet, at times |  |  | 
          
            | Silenced the tube |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down |  |  | 
          
            | Muffled |  |  | 
          
            | Muffled |  |  | 
          
            | Made silent |  |  | 
          
            | Used a remote option |  |  | 
          
            | Hushed |  |  | 
          
            | Quiet |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle |  |  | 
          
            | Making no sound |  |  | 
          
            | Soft |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle |  |  | 
          
            | Low-intensity |  |  | 
          
            | With the sound off |  |  | 
          
            | Like some colors |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle |  |  | 
          
            | Not too bright |  |  | 
          
            | Quiet |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued |  |  | 
          
            | Soft |  |  | 
          
            | Soft |  |  | 
          
            | Soft-pedaled |  |  | 
          
            | Toned down |  |  | 
          
            | Hush-hush |  |  | 
          
            | Softened |  |  | 
          
            | Muffled |  |  | 
          
            | Subdued |  |  | 
          
            | A CONCERN OF WILBUR |  |  | 
          
            | Muffled |  |  | 
          
            | Speechless |  |  | 
          
            | Deadened |  |  | 
          
            | Muffed |  |  | 
          
            | Softened the sound of a trumpet with a sordine. |  |  | 
          
            | Softened the sound of. |  |  | 
          
            | Hushed. |  |  | 
          
            | Partially silenced. |  |  | 
          
            | Softened, as sound. |  |  | 
          
            | Low-toned. |  |  | 
          
            | Silenced. |  |  | 
          
            | Down to a whisper. |  |  | 
          
            | In music, muffled. |  |  | 
          
            | Muffled. |  |  | 
          
            | Softened. |  |  |