Makes simpler
The crossword clue "Makes simpler" is answered by EASES, a 5-letter entry. Used 48 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EASES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EASES answer page.
Used 48 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for EASES
Every other clue in this collection answered by EASES, most used first.
- Alleviates - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
- Lets up - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Relaxes - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Facilitates - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Simplifies - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes less difficult - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Relieves - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Mitigates - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Soothes - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Abates - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
- Assuages - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Makes level - EVENS, used 65 times
- "__ makes waste" - HASTE, used 51 times
- Made simpler - EASED, used 40 times
- Makes an effort - TRIES, used 35 times
- Makes - EARNS, used 28 times
- Makes angry - RILES, used 26 times
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