Lessen, as a storm
The crossword clue "Lessen, as a storm" is answered by ABATE, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ABATE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABATE answer page.
Used 7 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ABATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABATE, most used first.
- Lessen - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
- Let up - used 154 times, most recently in 2026
- Diminish - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Subside - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Die down - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Ease up - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Taper off - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Decrease - used 32 times, most recently in 2022
- Slacken - used 32 times, most recently in 2022
- Ease off - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Slack off - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
- Fall off - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Wane - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Wind down - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Drop off - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
- Ease - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Lessen in intensity - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Moderate - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Ebb - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Diminish in intensity - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
- Let up, as a storm - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
- Peter out - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Become less intense - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Recede - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Lessen gradually - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Calm down - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Lessen, as the tide - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Lose intensity - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- Tail off - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- Decrease in intensity - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Reduce in intensity - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Dwindle - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Reduce - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Go down - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Lose strength - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Quash, in law - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Storm tracker - RADAR, used 21 times
- Storm drain cover - GRATE, used 15 times
- Storm-tracking device - RADAR, used 13 times
- Storm winds - GALES, used 10 times
- Port in a storm - HAVEN, used 9 times
- Storm drain - SEWER, used 9 times
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