Abate
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 2 Feb 2021
- The New York Times Mini - Tuesday, 30 Apr 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 13 Nov 2017
- The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Crossword Answers
3 letters
EBB
The outward flow of the tide
4 letters
EASE
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
STEM
Cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
LULL
Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
WANE
A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
5 letters
RELAX
Cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
LETUP
Reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
REMIT
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
SLACK
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
SLAKE
Make less active or intense
6 letters
RECEDE
Become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
LESSEN
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
EASEUP
Reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
DIEOUT
RELENT
Give in, as to influence or pressure
WEAKEN
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"
REDUCE
Take off weight
7 letters
DECLINE
Change toward something smaller or lower
MOLLIFY
Make less rigid or softer
SLACKEN
Become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
SUBSIDE
Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
DIEDOWN
Suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back"
DIEAWAY
Become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
DETRACT
Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"
DWINDLE
Become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"
8 letters
MODERATE
A person who takes a position in the political center
SLACKOFF
Become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
DIMINISH
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
DECREASE
The act of decreasing or reducing something