Ease, as one's fears
The crossword clue "Ease, as one's fears" is answered by ALLAY, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ALLAY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALLAY answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ALLAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALLAY, most used first.
- Put to rest - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Calm - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
- Soothe - used 27 times, most recently in 2022
- Relieve - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
- Calm, as fears - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Ease - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Ease, as fears - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Put to rest, as fears - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Set to rest - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
- Assuage - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Mitigate - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Mollify - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Soothe, as fears - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Quiet - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Ease, as anxieties - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Put at rest - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Soften - 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.
- On one's toes - ALERT, used 150 times
- Take as one's own - ADOPT, used 111 times
- Blow one's top - ERUPT, used 95 times
- Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
- Ease up - ABATE, used 80 times
- Speak one's mind - OPINE, used 54 times
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