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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EASE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

• a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

• the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

• freedom from constraint or embarrassment

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

verb

• move gently or carefully

• lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

• make easier

• lessen the intensity of or calm

98%6Exact Match!
noun

• a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

• an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something

verb

• cause to puff up with a leaven

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noun

• a wooden strip forming part of a fence

adjective satellite

• very light colored; highly diluted with white

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• not full or rich

verb

• turn pale, as if in fear

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times26 Nov 2024 Across 53
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