Answer: EASED
EASED is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 101 times.
Referring Clues:
- Made smooth
- Let up
- Slackened
- Lightened
- Abated
- Moved very carefully
- Lightened (up)
- Slowly merged (into)
- Alleviated
- Relaxed
- Relieved
- Made better
- Lessened, as pain
- Soothed or smoothed
- Smoothed
- Made bearable
- Made less onerous
- Cut some slack
- Mollified
- Moved gingerly
- Slacked off
- Lightened up
- Backed off, with "up"
- Mitigated
- Made less stressful
- Became less painful
- Allayed
- Lessened
- Relaxed, as restrictions
- Made simpler
- Brought some relief to
- Loosened up
- Made lighter
- Assuaged
- Soothed
- Facilitated
- Maneuvered slowly
- Made more bearable
- Simplified
- Reduced, as tension
- Lowered, as pressure
- ___ up (relented)
- Slacked (off)
- Moderated
- Let up on
- Slackened off
- Disburdened
- Lost intensity
- Gave some slack
- Went slowly
- Maneuvered gingerly
- Lessened, as suffering
- Lowered, as tension
- Tempered
- Made comfortable
- Moved carefully
- Moves slowly
- Moved slowly
- Ameliorated
- Gave relief
- Made less rigorous
- Reduced
- Palliated
- Gave relief to
- Made less severe
- Moved slowly (into)
- Loosened
- Moved smoothly
- Slipped gently (into)
- Chillaxed
- Let off presure
- Lowered the pressure
- Relaxed, as pressure
- De-pressurized?
- Depressurized?
- Comforted
- ___ up (relaxed)
- ____ up (relented)
- Made less harsh
- Like pain after treatment, often
- Brought slowly (into)
- ___ off (slackened)
- Subsided
- Smoother, now
- Made more tolerable
- No longer pressing
- Made less difficult
- Buffered
- Paved the way
- Softened
- Left carefully, with "out"
- Relaxed, as rules
- Maneuvered gently
- Made less strenuous
- Made smoother
- Made less complicated
- Pulled back
- Made more manageable
- Made less stringent
- Gradually slid (into)
- Entered a state of détente, say
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - October 26, 2025
- New York Times - July 24, 2025
- LA Times - July 03, 2025
- USA Today - June 26, 2025
- New York Times - May 24, 2025
- LA Times - April 20, 2025
- USA Today - April 01, 2025
- USA Today - March 05, 2025
- USA Today - February 06, 2025
- LA Times - December 25, 2024
- LA Times - September 22, 2024
- USA Today - July 31, 2024
- LA Times - February 09, 2024
- New York Times - February 05, 2024
- New York Times - January 11, 2024
- New York Times - August 11, 2023
- LA Times - August 07, 2023
- LA Times - June 24, 2023
- New York Times - October 30, 2022
- LA Times - September 25, 2022
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