The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SAND , but the solution may also be ERODE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Take the edge off? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAND | 26 % | 4 |
| BLUNT | 11 % | 5 |
| EASE | 11 % | 4 |
| ASSUAGE | 11 % | 7 |
| FILE | 5 % | 4 |
| ERODE | 5 % | 5 |
| SOOTHE | 5 % | 6 |
| CROP | 5 % | 4 |
| ALLAY | 5 % | 5 |
| DULL | 5 % | 4 |
| AMELIORATE | 5 % | 10 |
| ALLEVIATE | 5 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Take the edge off?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mitigate
- ease
- allay
- sigh of relief
- breathe a sigh of relief
- mitigatory
- qualify
- sort oneself out
- settle down
- relief
- extenuate
- assuage
Crossword Answer definitions
SAND noun- Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
- (often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.
- (circa 1920) Personal courage.
- A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
- A single grain of sand.
- A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
- Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
- To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
- To cover with sand.
- To blot ink using sand.
- A sandpiper.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SAND
- Castle material?
- Make smooth
- Smooth down
- ___ box: playground feature
- Bunker filler
- Chopin's companion
- Starter for bar or bag
- Word before hill or dollar
- Beach covering
- Hourglass contents
More clues leading to the result BLUNT
- Take the edge off
- Plainspoken
- From the hip
- Painfully frank
- Pulling no punches
- Without an edge
- Not mincing words
- To the point
- Direct
- Inconsiderate
More clues leading to the result EASE
More clues leading to the result ASSUAGE
More clues leading to the result FILE
- Systemize
- Rasp
- Catalogue
- Record holder
- MP3, e.g.
- Submit, as to the IRS
- Rank partner
- Clouded item
- You send it via YouSendIt
- Work on nails
More clues leading to the result ERODE
- Diminish
- Slowly destroy
- Wear away
- Whittle away
- Diminish gradually
- Fade gradually
- Grind down
- Rust
- Wear down
- Diminish by degrees
More clues leading to the result SOOTHE
- Say "there, there" to
- Comfort
- Alleviate
- Bring relief to
- Bring comfort to
- Take the edge off
- Mollify
- Join the balm squad?
- Placate
- Console
More clues leading to the result CROP
- Harvest haul
- Rider's whip
- Trim
- Farmer's concern
- Riding whip
- Trim a hedge or photograph
- Jockey's whip
- __-duster (kind of airplane)
- Cut short
- Cut, as an ex-friend from a picture
More clues leading to the result ALLAY
- Ease, as one's fears
- Set to rest
- Put to rest
- Relieve
- Soothe
- Calm, as fears
- Ease, as anxieties
- Soften
- Mollify
- Make quiet
More clues leading to the result DULL
- Blunt
- In need of honing
- Lackluster
- Yawn-provoking
- Snooze-worthy
- Jejune
- Far from bright
- Blah
- Like some aches
- Ho-hum
More clues leading to the result AMELIORATE
- Get better
- Make improvements to
- Better
- Improve
- Make better.
- Improve.
- Ease
- Take the edge off
- Make more bearable