Eases up
The crossword clue "Eases up" is answered by ABATES, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ABATES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABATES answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ABATES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABATES, most used first.
- Subsides - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Lessens - used 38 times, most recently in 2023
- Lets up - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Diminishes - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
- Dies down - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Tapers off - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Diminishes in intensity - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
- Eases - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Becomes less intense - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Falls off - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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- Eases - LETSUP, used 11 times
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