| Clue | Length | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Soften the blow? | 6 letters | soften |
| ||
| Soften the blow? | 8 letters | suppress |
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| Soften the blow? | 10 letters | pullapunch |
| Soften the blow? | 12 letters | pull-a-punch |
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- Soften the blow?
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- Mellow
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- Make gentler
- Make less hard
- A quarter frequently relax
- Moderate
- Muffle
- tone down regularly after seconds
- Butter up?
- Temper
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- start to melt
- Cushion beginning to sag regularly
- Become less firm, as butter
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- Mitigate
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- make milder
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- Start melting sugar first, frequently
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- Still
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- Bury
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- countercheck
- Cover up
- ...... cow