| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MITIGATE | Make less severe | |
| ALLEVIATE | Make less severe | |
| AGGRAVATE | To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. | |
| RELAX | To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors. | |
| LIGHTEN | Make less heavy | |
| COOL | Make less warm | |
| EASE | Make less burdensome | |
| RELENT | Become less severe | |
| EASED | Made Less Severe | |
| ALLEVIATED | Made Less Severe | |
| SIMPLIFY | Make less complicated | |
| DECREASE | Make or become less | |
| SUBSIDE | Becomes less intense or severe | |
| SUBSIDES | Becomes less intense or severe | |
| LESS | To make less; to lessen. | |
| SMALL | To make little or less. | |
| REDUCE | Make smaller or less in amount | |
| DWINDLE | To make less; to bring low. | |
| SHARPEN | To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. | |
| DULCORATE | To sweeten; to make less acrimonious. | |
| ACUTE | Severe; angle of less than 90 degrees | |
| SOUR | To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable. | |