| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Moderates shouldn't lose them | ||
| Tones down | Newsday | 23 Feb 2023 |
| Moderates | LA Times Daily | 09 Aug 2022 |
| They may flare | Wall Street Journal | 06 Jun 2022 |
| Queen kidnapped by workers in bad moods | ||
| Tones down | New York Times | 18 Sep 2019 |
| Tones down | ||
| Some are short | Wall Street Journal | 28 Jan 2017 |
| They may flare | ||
| Things that flare | ||
| Heat-treats | ||
| They may flare | ||
| Hardens, or softens! | ||
| Moderates | ||
| Moderates | ||
| Mollifies | ||
| Assuages. |