Abatement
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 12 crossword solutions for Abatement which appeared recently in Irish Independent - Simple.
We have deemed Abatement as a COMMON crossword clue as we have seen it included in several crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "REMISSION".
Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 23 Apr 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Monday, 23 Sep 2019
Crossword Answers
3 letters
EBB
The outward flow of the tide
5 letters
LETUP
A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
6 letters
HIATUS
A natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
EASING
The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
7 letters
RESPITE
A pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
8 letters
REPRIEVE
The act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
9 letters
REMISSION
The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
10 letters
MITIGATION
The action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
SUBSIDENCE
The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
SUSPENSION
The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
DIMINUTION
The act of decreasing or reducing something
11 letters
SUPPRESSION
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires