Answer: SOFT
SOFT is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 143 times.
Referring Clues:
- "Piano," literally
 - Like 22-Down pillows
 - Not strict
 - Yielding
 - Delicate
 - Hardly hard
 - Feathery
 - Lenient
 - Downy
 - Easily molded
 - Quick to yield
 - Partly melted
 - Wishy-washy
 - Comfortable
 - Low on the Mohs scale
 - Overly lenient
 - Like some Cs
 - Like the "c" in "cement"
 - Easily worked
 - Word before sell or shell
 - Weak
 - Having a smooth and delicate texture
 - What "p" means to a musician
 - Like a comfortable pillow
 - Pillowy
 - Warm and cuddly
 - Tender-hearted
 - Flabby
 - Out of shape
 - Yielding to the touch
 - Not hard
 - Word with spot or soap
 - Like a marshmallow
 - Piano
 - Not glaring
 - Insufficiently strict
 - Not alcoholic
 - Like furry slippers
 - Like a comfy pillow
 - Like cola, drinkwise
 - Lenient, as on crime
 - Cushy
 - Like Cecilia's cees
 - Cushiony
 - Pillowlike
 - Like a baby's skin
 - Yielding readily to pressure
 - Toothbrush type
 - Easygoing
 - Word with sell or shell
 - Mushy
 - Piano, to a pianist
 - Like some pretzels
 - "Hush!" to Romeo
 - Easy on crime
 - Far from stern
 - Squishy
 - Like some Sealys
 - Weak, as on crime
 - Lax
 - Player's piano?
 - Like flannel and fleece
 - Fluffy
 - Too lenient
 - Like pillows
 - Malleable
 - Pliable
 - Like a buyer's market
 - Woefully out of shape
 - Pastel
 - Plushlike
 - Well-cushioned
 - Gentle
 - Like fuzzy slippers
 - Cottony
 - Sympathetic
 - Like a cashmere scarf
 - Tenderhearted
 - Easy, as on crime
 - Mild, gentle
 - Bad at enduring hardship
 - Like fluffy slippers
 - Piano, on a music score
 - Like decalcified water
 - Far from firm
 - Squashy
 - Velvety
 - Piano on a piano?
 - Spongy
 - "Wait a moment," to Romeo
 - Like blackjack hands with an ace counted as 11
 - Like plush toys
 - Not firm
 - Like a cashmere sweater
 - Permissive
 - Pliant
 - A ___ touch
 - "p," on sheet music
 - Low in volume
 - Like a Nerf ball
 - Like root beer, but not beer
 - Toothbrush option
 - ___-pedal (play down)
 - ___ light
 - Like some ice cream
 - Cushy or cushiony
 - Like some pretzels and tacos
 - Like mood lighting
 - Like Brie
 - Like comfy slippers
 - Padded
 - p, in music
 - ___ drink (soda)
 - Piano, to pianists
 - Like either "g" in "George"
 - Blanket descriptor
 - Subdued
 - Like a down pillow
 - Like a rabbit's fur
 - "p," to a pianist
 - Toilet paper label word
 - Easily spreadable
 - Like most stuffed animals
 - Like chewy pretzels
 - Like some taco shells
 - Opposite of hard
 - What "piano" can mean
 - Like silken tofu
 - Lacking emotional toughness
 - Like forgiving lighting in photography
 - Like velvet
 - Like a cat's fur
 - Doughy
 - Partially melted
 - Word with launch or landing
 - Tender
 - Like cashmere
 - Quiet, like a hushed voice
 - Too easy (on)
 - Like a baby's bottom
 - ___ white (lightbulb specification)
 - Like butter ready for whipping
 - Like an old cotton blanket
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - October 27, 2025
 - LA Times - July 06, 2025
 - New York Times - June 12, 2025
 - New York Times - May 19, 2025
 - New York Times - November 27, 2024
 - USA Today - November 25, 2024
 - New York Times - September 22, 2024
 - New York Times - September 12, 2024
 - USA Today - August 12, 2024
 - LA Times - August 08, 2024
 - LA Times - May 26, 2024
 - LA Times - April 24, 2024
 - USA Today - April 16, 2024
 - USA Today - January 01, 2024
 - USA Today - December 19, 2023
 - LA Times - September 28, 2023
 - USA Today - July 05, 2023
 - New York Times - April 12, 2023
 - New York Times - November 06, 2022
 - New York Times - June 24, 2022
 
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