| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| sap | 3 | |
| sag | 3 | |
| ebb | 3 | |
| fix | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| weed | 4 | |
| wane | 4 | |
| ease | 4 | |
| tame | 4 | |
| fall | 4 | |
| wear | 4 | |
| UNDO | 4 | |
| sink | 4 | |
| thin | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| remit | 5 | |
| shave | 5 | |
| salve | 5 | |
| relax | 5 | |
| quash | 5 | |
| letup | 5 | |
| taper | 5 | |
| slack | 5 | |
| waste | 5 | |
| slake | 5 | |
| quiet | 5 | |
| unman | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| remove | 6 | |
| easeup | 6 | |
| refine | 6 | |
| uproot | 6 | |
| temper | 6 | |
| purify | 6 | |
| lessen | 6 | |
| relent | 6 | |
| weaken | 6 | |
| loosen | 6 | |
| unbend | 6 | |
| stifle | 6 | |
| rebate | 6 | |
| soothe | 6 | |
| shrink | 6 | |
| rattle | 6 | |
| subdue | 6 | |
| soften | 6 | |
| refund | 6 | |
| recede | 6 | |
| season | 6 | |
| reduce | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| subside | 7 | |
| diedown | 7 | |
| slacken | 7 | |
| qualify | 7 | |
| relieve | 7 | |
| unnerve | 7 | |
| vitiate | 7 | |
| shorten | 7 | |
| smother | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| subtract | 8 | |
| diminish | 8 | |
| suppress | 8 | |
| withdraw | 8 | |
| DIE DOWN | 8 | |
| mitigate | 8 | |
| decrease | 8 | |
| root out | 8 | |
| take off | 8 | |
| retrench | 8 | |
| restrain | 8 | |
| regulate | 8 | |
| restrict | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| soften up | 9 | |
| undermine | 9 | |
| underplay | 9 | |
| wipe out | 9 | |
| take away | 9 | |
| take-from | 9 | |
| wear-away | 9 | |
| tune-down | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| waste-away | 10 | |
| write off | 10 | |
| tone down | 10 | |
| slow down | 10 | |
| 17 letters | ||
| take the edge off | 17 | |