| Play down |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Play down the unpleasant aspects of |
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| Moderate version of Delft soap (4-5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
19 Feb 2025 |
| Downplay |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2025 |
| Device on a piano that causes the hammer to strike only one string (una corda) (4,5) |
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| Play down |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2024 |
| To downplay the more unpleasant aspects of (something) (4,5) |
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| Proceed delicately (4,5) |
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| One of a piano's foot levers (4,5) |
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| Gloss over part of a piano (4,5) |
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| Refrain from stressing on piano? (4-5) |
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| Avoid emphasising varied old feats encapsulating party's leader |
The Guardian Quiptic |
21 Apr 2024 |
| It brings down the tone when depressed |
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| Play down fine imposed in case of mistreated tadpoles (4-5) |
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| Play down a adopt self (anag.) (4-5) |
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| Play down - adopt self (anag.) |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Moderate force used in dispersing tadpoles |
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| Dim, ring about key part of piano |
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| Downplay the significance of |
New York Times |
08 Aug 2020 |
| Downplay |
New York Times |
29 May 2019 |
| Tone down |
The Times Concise |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Downplay |
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| Go easy on arranged deals — frequently pressure will be involved |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Jun 2017 |
| Downplay |
Universal |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Downplay |
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| Gently does it with piano part |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Jul 2015 |
| Downplay |
Newsday |
11 Jan 2015 |
| Downplay |
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| Play down |
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| Tone down, as a statement |
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| Downplay |
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| Downplay |
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| Tone down |
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| Play down, as an issue |
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| De-emphasize |
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| Play down |
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| Play down |
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| Tone down |
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| De-emphasize |
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| Play down |
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| Play down: Colloq. |
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| De-emphasize: Slang. |
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