EASES
| Date | Clue |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Takes the edge off |
| 2026-01-18 | Ameliorates |
| 2025-11-09 | Reduces, as anxiety |
| 2025-10-14 | Makes more manageable |
| 2025-08-09 | Progresses slowly |
| 2024-12-18 | Makes tolerable |
| 2024-08-19 | Soothes |
| 2024-06-19 | Moves gingerly |
| 2024-05-21 | Lightens (up) |
| 2023-04-13 | Moderates |
| 2022-12-29 | Makes less difficult |
| 2022-09-28 | Mitigates |
| 2022-02-21 | Calms |
| 2022-01-02 | Takes the edge off |
| 2020-05-25 | Makes more bearable |
| 2019-06-02 | Smooths |
| 2019-03-26 | Makes more bearable |
| 2019-01-28 | Lessens, as pain |
| 2018-01-26 | Simplifies |
| 2017-12-18 | Soothes |
| 2017-12-03 | Lightens |
| 2017-07-24 | Facilitates |
| 2016-09-06 | Lightens, as one's load |
| 2016-02-28 | Soothes |
| 2016-02-11 | Dulls, as pain |
| 2014-10-01 | Palliates |
| 2014-09-23 | Settles (into) |
| 2014-04-08 | Soothes |
| 2013-12-12 | Moderates |
| 2013-10-23 | Slacks off |
| 2012-07-24 | Makes more bearable |
| 2012-04-08 | Smooths |
| 2011-12-28 | Moves carefully |
| 2011-08-25 | Tailors' allowances |
| 2011-02-20 | Softens |
| 2010-09-28 | Lets (up) |
| 2009-07-29 | Moves gingerly |
| 2008-06-13 | Moves carefully |
| 2007-11-21 | Lets up |
| 2007-06-18 | Alleviates |
| 2006-12-05 | Lets up |
| 2006-04-16 | Smooths |
| 2005-01-28 | Simplifies |
| 2004-10-28 | Lets up |
| 2004-09-05 | Smooths |
| 2003-12-22 | Simplifies |
| 2003-09-02 | Lets up |
| 2003-04-30 | Lets up |
| 2003-01-12 | Simplifies |
| 2002-10-05 | Moves slowly and carefully |
| 2002-09-04 | Greases the wheels for, say |
| 2002-08-02 | Becomes less jammed, as traffic |
| 2002-04-22 | Simplifies |
| 2001-10-22 | Lightens up |
| 2001-05-15 | Makes simpler |
| 2001-05-08 | Softens |
| 2001-01-09 | Comforts |
| 2000-10-12 | Lessens |
| 2000-07-30 | Simplifies |
| 2000-03-12 | Relieves |
| 1999-07-31 | Slips |
| 1997-01-28 | Facilitates |
| 1996-04-08 | Facilitates |
| 1996-02-17 | Smooths |
| 1996-01-11 | Disburdens |
| 1995-09-24 | Lets up |
| 1995-08-28 | Facilitates |
| 1995-03-26 | Makes tolerable |
| 1995-01-15 | Lightens |
| 1994-11-24 | Comforts |
| 1994-10-23 | Mitigates |
| 1994-07-12 | Mitigates |
| 1994-02-14 | Mitigates |