Relieve
Crossword Clue and Answers

Looking for answers to the "Relieve" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 25 crossword solutions for Relieve.

We most recently saw this clue in The New York Times Crossword.

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Publications

  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 23 Apr 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 9 Feb 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020

Crossword Answers

3 letters

RID
Relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"

4 letters

EASE
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

SAVE
Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"

FREE
People who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"

REST
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

5 letters

SPELL
A verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"

SALVE
Anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"

STILL
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"

SLAKE
Make less active or intense

ALLAY
Lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

6 letters

SOOTHE
Give moral or emotional strength to

REMEDY
Act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

EXCUSE
A poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"

EXEMPT
(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"

LETOFF
Grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

7 letters

UNBOSOM
Relieve oneself of troubling information

SALVAGE
The act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

LIGHTEN
Make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

ASSUAGE
Provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

COMFORT
Assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy"

8 letters

MITIGATE
Make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

PALLIATE
Provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

TAKEOVER
A change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation

9 letters

ALLEVIATE
Make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

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