| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EASEDOFF | Moderated | |
| TONEDDOWN | Moderated | |
| LED | Moderated | |
| DIED | Moderated | |
| TONED DOWN | Moderated (5,4) | |
| TONED | Moderated, ... down | |
| ALTERCATION | Noisy quarrel signifies change. Action needs to be moderated | |
| MODERATE | To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated. | |
| MEASURED | Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. | |
| REMIT | To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits. | |