Lessens the difficulty Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Lessens the difficulty” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of July 6, 2025? It has 7 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2025
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EASESUP is the answer to “Lessens the difficulty”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 7-letter answer that starts with E.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: ASEEPSU.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Becomes less severe”.
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- 18. Guy who may try to improve a CEO's image5 letters, starts with PPRMAN
- 19. Treats like a pet7 letters, starts with CCOSSETS
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- 22. Cuba ___ (cocktail)5 letters, starts with LLIBRE
- 23. Remove from the story7 letters, starts with EEDITOUT
- 24. "Masters of the Universe" planet7 letters, starts with EETERNIA
- 25. "Poppy" author3 letters, starts with AAVI
- 26. Five-digit code in a mailing address3 letters, starts with ZZIP
- 28. Discontinuity3 letters, starts with GGAP
- 29. "Milk" director Van Sant3 letters, starts with GGUS
- 30. Body part with a love line4 letters, starts with PPALM
- 31. Lunar New Year festival3 letters, starts with TTET
- 32. Kitchen surface, and a hint to the words in the first row10 letters, starts with CCOUNTERTOP
- 36. Developer of a code language5 letters, starts with MMORSE
- 37. Chew the ___ (yak)3 letters, starts with FFAT
- 38. Has an evening meal4 letters, starts with SSUPS
- 39. Month after diciembre5 letters, starts with EENERO
- 40. "My Hero" band ___ Fighters3 letters, starts with FFOO
- 41. Gold medalist Jesse5 letters, starts with OOWENS
- 43. Tool that "sings" with the help of a violin bow3 letters, starts with SSAW
- 45. Werewolf at Nevermore Academy on "Wednesday"4 letters, starts with EENID
- 46. Like territory that's not on the coast6 letters, starts with IINLAND
- 50. ___ to go (feelin' eager)5 letters, starts with RRARIN
- 51. Political role for Norm Macdonald in 1996 SNL sketches7 letters, starts with BBOBDOLE
- 53. Play group?6 letters, starts with RROSTER
- 54. Broderbund title island4 letters, starts with MMYST
- 55. Oh, it's hue5 letters, starts with CCOLOR
- 57. Flap with a mic, maybe5 letters, starts with LLAPEL
- 59. Versailles monarch3 letters, starts with RROI
- 60. Certain theater space, and a hint to the words in the first column9 letters, starts with SSTAGELEFT
- 64. Designer Gernreich4 letters, starts with RRUDI
- 65. Quarters for a traveler3 letters, starts with IINN
- 66. The aughts, e.g.3 letters, starts with EERA
- 69. Building addition3 letters, starts with EELL
- 70. ___ Islands (North Atlantic archipelago)5 letters, starts with FFAROE
- 72. Day care attendee3 letters, starts with TTOT
- 73. "Don't ___ me!"3 letters, starts with AASK
- 74. "___ all those who wander are lost" (line from a Tolkien poem)3 letters, starts with NNOT
- 75. London-born Guinness4 letters, starts with AALEC
- 77. Absolutely, and a hint to the words in the last column9 letters, starts with DDOWNRIGHT
- 80. Trouble for the Bard3 letters, starts with AADO
- 81. Second tries5 letters, starts with RREDOS
- 83. Waist-length jackets5 letters, starts with EETONS
- 84. Successes in baseball or pop music4 letters, starts with HHITS
- 88. Single-___ (like protozoa)6 letters, starts with CCELLED
- 90. Forcefully made one's way (past)7 letters, starts with MMUSCLED
- 93. Addition to a fish tank5 letters, starts with TTETRA
- 94. Holy place?6 letters, starts with TTOLEDO
- 95. SNL actor Wakim4 letters, starts with EEMIL
- 96. ___ Brown, actor who played Captain America in the 1970s3 letters, starts with RREB
- 98. Bamboozled5 letters, starts with HHOSED
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- 100. Blessing in Barcelona5 letters, starts with SSALUD
- 102. Composer's marking4 letters, starts with NNOTE
- 104. Temporary obsession3 letters, starts with FFAD
- 105. Junkyard metal5 letters, starts with SSCRAP
- 108. Lowest point, and a hint to the words in the last row10 letters, starts with RROCKBOTTOM
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- 111. "After that ..."4 letters, starts with TTHEN
- 112. Yang's partner3 letters, starts with YYIN
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- 114. Family reunion folks3 letters, starts with KKIN
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- 117. Lessens the difficulty7 letters, starts with EEASESUP
- 119. Richly decorative fabric7 letters, starts with BBROCADE
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- 124. First chance to buy tickets, for some7 letters, starts with PPRESALE
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Down
- 1. Repulse9 letters, starts with DDRIVEAWAY
- 2. Causes to be resentful9 letters, starts with EEMBITTERS
- 3. Near antonym3 letters, starts with FFAR
- 4. Santa ___ Valley (California wine region)4 letters, starts with YYNEZ
- 5. Cold comforts?7 letters, starts with IICEPOPS
- 6. Nonverbal approval3 letters, starts with NNOD
- 7. Triumphant gesture that became adopted as a symbol for peace5 letters, starts with VVSIGN
- 8. Property of interest to an executor6 letters, starts with EESTATE
- 9. Got the business going again8 letters, starts with RREOPENED
- 10. "Gen Silent" director Maddux3 letters, starts with SSTU
- 11. Winter hrs. in Philly3 letters, starts with EEST
- 12. Really relished5 letters, starts with AATEUP
- 13. Mammals employing echolocation4 letters, starts with BBATS
- 14. Number representing one's trips around the sun3 letters, starts with AAGE
- 15. Travel arrangements between friends, say8 letters, starts with CCARPOOLS
- 16. Of the arm bone parallel to the radius5 letters, starts with UULNAR
- 17. Besmirches5 letters, starts with SSOILS
- 18. Raised surface8 letters, starts with PPLATFORM
- 21. Up for it4 letters, starts with GGAME
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- 29. Musician's asset7 letters, starts with GGOODEAR
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- 36. The Vatican Obelisk, e.g.8 letters, starts with MMONOLITH
- 38. XXX-XX-XXXX no.3 letters, starts with SSSN
- 40. Pooches often shown wearing hard, red hats8 letters, starts with FFIREDOGS
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- 44. "To the Lighthouse" author Virginia5 letters, starts with WWOOLF
- 47. Heart parts5 letters, starts with AATRIA
- 48. Bright lights5 letters, starts with NNEONS
- 49. Throw one back, say5 letters, starts with DDRINK
- 52. Rolls in a restaurant, e.g.5 letters, starts with BBREAD
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- 66. Present dramatically5 letters, starts with EENACT
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- 68. Ring-shaped reef5 letters, starts with AATOLL
- 71. Join5 letters, starts with EENTER
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- 82. "Poison" shrub5 letters, starts with SSUMAC
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Questions
What is the answer to “Lessens the difficulty”?
EASESUP, 7 letters.
When was “Lessens the difficulty” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of July 6, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
7 letters, starting with E.