| Comes round and gives in (7) |
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| Becomes more amenable about property charges outside the Leicester postcode area (7) |
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| Enemy's front line, deployed in divisions, gives in (7) |
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| The French get stern and he softens his attitude (7) |
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| Softens or yields (7) |
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| Softens attitude |
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| Devoid of ego, listener somehow gives way |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Nov 2023 |
| Lets up |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Oct 2023 |
| Lets up |
USA Today |
01 Oct 2023 |
| Becomes less intense |
The Times Concise |
02 Sep 2022 |
| Lets up |
USA Today |
15 Apr 2022 |
| Gives in fast, when surrounded by most of the others |
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| Becomes less severe |
The Times Concise |
10 Dec 2021 |
| Lets up |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Gives in regarding fast son |
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| Eases up |
The Washington Post |
20 Dec 2019 |
| Eases up |
LA Times Daily |
20 Dec 2019 |
| Eases off |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Jul 2019 |
| Caves |
Newsday |
23 Mar 2019 |
| Advanced research all round is slackening |
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| Becomes milder |
Universal |
30 Sep 2018 |
| Gives in |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Apr 2018 |
| Backs down |
New York Times |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Backs down |
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| Gives in |
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| Becomes milder |
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| Softens, finding the French trapped in leases |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Oct 2017 |
| Backs off |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Yields the Spanish received in payments |
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| Lets up |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Aug 2017 |
| Gives in, as to pressure |
Universal |
14 Mar 2017 |
| Gives in, as to pressure |
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| Backs off |
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| Eases up or off |
Universal |
29 Dec 2016 |
| Goes easy on the French in tears |
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| Lets up |
Universal |
26 Feb 2016 |
| Eases up or off |
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| Angry listener (not I) becomes more tolerant |
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| Yields |
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| Lets up |
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| Softens when one abandons story in tears |
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| Turns mild |
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| Bends |
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| Yields |
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| Softens |
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| Bends |
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| Shows mercy |
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| Lets up |
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| Softens |
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| Softens up |
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| Gives in, as to pressure |
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| Caves in |
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| Lets up |
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| Softens |
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| Gives in |
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| Lets up |
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| Yields |
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| Yields |
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| Gives in |
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| Shows mercy |
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| Gives in |
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| Yields |
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| Loosens up |
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| Gives in |
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| Gives in |
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| Eases up |
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| Gives in |
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| Yields |
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| Caves in |
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| Lets up |
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| Becomes mollified |
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| Gives way |
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| Slackens |
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| Eases |
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| Lets up. |
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| Yields. |
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| Takes pity on. |
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| Becomes milder. |
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| Becomes less stern. |
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| Softens. |
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| Grows less severe. |
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| Becomes more forgiving. |
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| Becomes less harsh. |
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| Softens in temper. |
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| Becomes less severe. |
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| Grows more gentle. |
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| Becomes more compassionate. |
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| Becomes more mild. |
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| Complies. |
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| Mollifies. |
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| Grows compassionate. |
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