Historical clue formulations

• Takes the edge off — 2026-02-02
• Ameliorates — 2026-01-18
• Makes more manageable — 2025-10-14
• Progresses slowly — 2025-08-09
• Makes tolerable — 2024-12-18
• Soothes — 2024-08-19
• Moves gingerly — 2024-06-19
• Lightens (up) — 2024-05-21
• Makes less difficult — 2022-12-29
• Mitigates — 2022-09-28
• Calms — 2022-02-21
• Takes the edge off — 2022-01-02
• Makes more bearable — 2020-05-25
• Smooths — 2019-06-02
• Makes more bearable — 2019-03-26
• Lessens, as pain — 2019-01-28
• Simplifies — 2018-01-26
• Soothes — 2017-12-18
• Facilitates — 2017-07-24
• Lightens, as one's load — 2016-09-06
• Soothes — 2016-02-28
• Dulls, as pain — 2016-02-11
• Palliates — 2014-10-01
• Settles (into) — 2014-09-23
• Soothes — 2014-04-08
• Slacks off — 2013-10-23
• Makes more bearable — 2012-07-24
• Smooths — 2012-04-08
• Moves carefully — 2011-12-28
• Tailors' allowances — 2011-08-25
• Softens — 2011-02-20
• Lets (up) — 2010-09-28
• Moves gingerly — 2009-07-29
• Moves carefully — 2008-06-13
• Lets up — 2007-11-21
• Alleviates — 2007-06-18
• Lets up — 2006-12-05
• Smooths — 2006-04-16
• Simplifies — 2005-01-28
• Smooths — 2004-09-05
• Simplifies — 2003-12-22
• Lets up — 2003-09-02
• Lets up — 2003-04-30
• Simplifies — 2003-01-12
• Moves slowly and carefully — 2002-10-05
• Greases the wheels for, say — 2002-09-04
• Becomes less jammed, as traffic — 2002-08-02
• Simplifies — 2002-04-22
• Lightens up — 2001-10-22
• Makes simpler — 2001-05-15