Historical clue formulations

• Alleviated — 2026-04-07
• Assuaged — 2026-01-27
• Let up — 2025-12-27
• Softened — 2025-07-24
• Let up — 2025-05-24
• Moved smoothly — 2024-02-05
• Alleviated — 2024-01-11
• Entered a state of détente, say — 2023-08-11
• Gradually slid (into) — 2022-10-30
• Made lighter — 2020-11-01
• Subsided — 2020-09-20
• Alleviated — 2020-06-17
• Made less strenuous — 2019-05-21
• Softened — 2018-12-12
• Made more bearable — 2018-12-11
• Made less difficult — 2018-08-14
• Soothed — 2018-05-10
• Smoother, now — 2017-07-22
• Alleviated — 2017-03-21
• Let up — 2016-12-24
• Like pain after treatment, often — 2016-02-26
• Moved smoothly — 2014-01-21
• Relaxed — 2013-02-13
• Made less rigorous — 2012-02-22
• Made smooth — 2010-07-16
• Smoothed — 2009-01-25
• Soothed or smoothed — 2008-06-02
• Lessened, as pain — 2007-12-10
• Let up — 2006-10-29
• Made better — 2006-08-12
• Lightened (up) — 2005-11-22
• Relieved — 2005-05-15
• Relaxed — 2005-02-14
• Alleviated — 2005-02-08
• Slowly merged (into) — 2005-02-07
• Alleviated — 2004-10-04
• Slowly merged (into) — 2003-07-09
• Lightened (up) — 2002-09-17
• Abated — 2001-04-05
• Moved very carefully — 2001-03-03
• Lightened — 2000-11-19
• Let up — 2000-04-25
• Slackened — 2000-03-01
• Let up — 1999-09-01
• Let up — 1998-09-30
• Made smooth — 1997-12-20
• Slackened — 1996-04-23
• Comforted — 1996-04-15
• Facilitated — 1996-01-22
• Relieved — 1995-12-26