Allays
The crossword clue "Allays" is answered by EASES, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EASES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EASES answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- QUELLS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EASES
Every other clue in this collection answered by EASES, most used first.
- Alleviates - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
- Lets up - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Relaxes - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Facilitates - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes simpler - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Simplifies - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes less difficult - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Relieves - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Mitigates - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Soothes - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Abates - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
- Assuages - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Lightens - used 21 times, most recently in 2017
- Palliates - used 19 times, most recently in 2020
- Moves carefully - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Moves cautiously - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Softens - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Comforts - used 17 times, most recently in 2005
- Makes more bearable - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Lessens - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Slackens - used 15 times, most recently in 2012
- Ameliorates - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Lightens up - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Moderates - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Makes less burdensome - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Moves gingerly - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Lightens the load - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Mollifies - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Slacks off - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Lessens, as pain - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Lessens the discomfort of - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Lightens, as a burden - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Makes less strict - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Makes more tolerable - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Smooths - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Uncomplicates - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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