Let up Crossword Clue

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Let up Crossword Answer

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ABATE

(5 letters)

ABATED

(6 letters)

EASED

(5 letters)

RELENT

(6 letters)

RESPITE

(7 letters)

RELENTED

(8 letters)

EASED

(5 letters)

RELAX

(5 letters)

LESSEN

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. make easier
2. lessen the intensity of or calm
(noun)
1. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
2. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TUBE-NOSED (adjective)
1. having a tubular nose
PLAYMAKER (noun)
1. a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ABATE
(5 letters)
ABATED
(6 letters)
EASED
(5 letters)
RELENT
(6 letters)
RESPITE
(7 letters)
RELENTED
(8 letters)
Eased
(5 letters)
RELAX
(5 letters)
LESSEN
(6 letters)

More USA Today Crossword (4/24/2026) Answers

Across

1. Sound aptly hidden in "I hear Fido"

4. Makes damp

12. Taylor Dearden's character on The Pitt

13. Like some committees

15. "I'll never ___ that!"

16. Lip balm mentioned in Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl"

19. Leaves the stage

20. Significant __

21. Picked up the tab

22. Desert illusions

26. Furry marine animals

29. Lady

30. Scream queen (and "Scream" queen) Campbell

31. Airport screening org.

32. Say out loud

34. Pack of hot dog buns, usually

35. Civil rights activist and subject of the painting "The Problem We All Live With"

38. Acquires

40. Love in French

41. Tolkien monster

44. Apple tablet?

45. Toilet paper layer

46. Smiled widely

48. Military title for Grievous or Zod

50. Does some tailoring

51. Actor's versatility

53. "1, 2 Step" singer

55. 1, 2, 3, etc.

60. Marvel ___ Stuf of Legends cookies

61. Put a raised design on

62. Glide downhill

63. Flapper?

64. College officials

65. Baking amt.

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Down

1. Theater chain with a Nicole Kidman commercial

2. Warms after cooling

3. Person who usually, but not always, avoids meat

4. Bump on a toad

5. Brand that created Rocky Road

6. Active ingredient in weed

7. London or NYC neighborhood

8. Access point

9. "Just ___ suspected!"

10. Part of a min

11. Apt rhyme for "shriek"

14. Video game power-up with a scratching attack

15. ___-friendly

17. Ticket to ___ (train-themed board game)

18. "Modern Family" dad

21. Plant holder

23. "Take it easy today"

24. 'Killing ___' (Sandra Oh show)

25. Solidify

27. Massages

28. Pig's spot

29. Like amusement park handrails, presumably

33. Activity for little sluggers

34. Fiona or Shrek

36. Team in a Cinderella story

37. #NAME?

38. Musician's job

39. Orangutan, for one

42. Comments

43. '90s collections

45. Reviewed harshly

47. Fictional captain who was the inspiration for Captain Hook

49. Aishwarya ___ Bachchan

52. “Hijack” star Idris

53. Owe the swear jar

54. WhatsApp chats

55. Heifer, e.g.

56. NPR host Shapiro

57. Kylo ___

58. No, in French

59. Drink tentatively

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