Crossword answer
ABATE
5 letters · Used for 30 different clues · 84 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 21, 2026
Letter pattern
ABATE
Clues that lead to ABATE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Lessen gradually5USA TodayAug 21, 2026
Diminish5Evening StandardAug 19, 2026
Lessen (5)5The GuardianAug 10, 2026
Ebb5New York TimesJul 20, 2026
Lessen in intensity5USA TodayJul 14, 2026
Ease off5New York TimesJul 7, 2026
Subside5Wall Street JournalJun 24, 2026
Taper off5New York TimesJun 23, 2026
Calm down, subside5Puzzle PageJun 22, 2026
Taper5New York TimesJun 14, 2026
Let up5Thomas JosephJun 6, 2026
Blunt object for striking with in A&E (5)5The SunMay 19, 2026
Become less in intensity (5)5The SunMay 19, 2026
Die down5Wall Street JournalMay 8, 2026
Lessen5NYT MidiMar 29, 2026
Ease up5New York TimesFeb 22, 2026
Become less intense5The IndependentFeb 15, 2026
Lessen slowly5NewsdayFeb 1, 2026
Lessen, as the tide5NewsdayNov 24, 2025
Fall off slowly5NewsdayOct 26, 2025
Decrease in intensity5New York TimesOct 8, 2025
Diminish (5)5The SunSep 24, 2025
Sailor, worried, to calm down (5)5The SunSep 24, 2025
Vampire in A&E to wind down? (5)5The SunSep 18, 2025
Adult temptation said to decrease (5)5The SunSep 13, 2025
Diminish what the seaman had to eat5Evening StandardAug 19, 2025
Wind down5NewsdayJun 12, 2025
Fade out5NewsdayMay 8, 2025
Fall off5NewsdayApr 5, 2025
Become less intense, as a storm5Daily ThemedApr 21, 2022
About ABATE in crosswords
ABATE is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 84 times in our database across 30 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Lessen gradually” in the USA Today crossword on August 21, 2026.
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EDGESOuter boundaries
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INTELSomething gathered by a spy
Every appearance of ABATE (84)
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Aug 21, 2026
Lessen gradually · USA Today · 1 Across
Aug 19, 2026
Diminish · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Aug 10, 2026
Lessen (5) · The Guardian · 7 Across
Jul 20, 2026
Ebb · New York Times · 14 Across
Jul 14, 2026
Lessen in intensity · USA Today · 1 Down
Jul 7, 2026
Ease off · New York Times · 23 Across
Jun 24, 2026
Subside · Wall Street Journal · 51 Down
Jun 23, 2026
Taper off · New York Times · 6 Down
Jun 22, 2026
Calm down, subside · Puzzle Page · 4 Across
Jun 14, 2026
Taper · New York Times · 74 Down
Jun 6, 2026
Let up · Thomas Joseph · 25 Down
Jun 5, 2026
Diminish · Daily Express · 8 Across
May 19, 2026
Become less in intensity (5) · The Sun · 21 Across
May 19, 2026
Blunt object for striking with in A&E (5) · The Sun · 21 Across
May 12, 2026
Diminish · Evening Standard · 28 Down
May 8, 2026
Die down · Wall Street Journal · 68 Across
Mar 29, 2026
Lessen · NYT Midi · 14 Down
Feb 28, 2026
Diminish · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Down
Feb 22, 2026
Ease up · New York Times · 1 Across
Feb 20, 2026
Die down · Puzzle Page · 13 Across
Feb 15, 2026
Become less intense · The Independent · 2 Down
Feb 10, 2026
Become less intense · New York Times · 15 Across
Feb 1, 2026
Lessen slowly · Newsday · Across
Jan 10, 2026
Subside · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 4, 2026
Ease off · Newsday · Across
Dec 24, 2025
Taper off · Newsday · Down
Nov 25, 2025
Diminish · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Nov 24, 2025
Lessen, as the tide · Newsday · Down
Oct 26, 2025
Fall off slowly · Newsday · Across
Oct 23, 2025
Subside · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Oct 17, 2025
Diminish · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Oct 8, 2025
Decrease in intensity · New York Times · 42 Across
Sep 24, 2025
Diminish (5) · The Sun · 9 Across
Sep 24, 2025
Sailor, worried, to calm down (5) · The Sun · 9 Across
Sep 24, 2025
Diminish · Evening Standard · 2 Across
Sep 18, 2025
Diminish (5) · The Sun · 9 Across
Sep 18, 2025
Vampire in A&E to wind down? (5) · The Sun · 9 Across
Sep 13, 2025
Diminish (5) · The Sun · 2 Down
Sep 13, 2025
Adult temptation said to decrease (5) · The Sun · 2 Down
Aug 19, 2025
Diminish what the seaman had to eat · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jun 22, 2025
Lessen gradually · Newsday · Down
Jun 12, 2025
Wind down · Newsday · Down
Jun 9, 2025
Lessen, as the tide · Newsday · Across
May 13, 2025
Die down · New York Times · 14 Across
May 8, 2025
Fade out · Newsday · Down
Apr 5, 2025
Fall off · Newsday · Down
Mar 31, 2025
Lessen, as the tide · Newsday · Across
Feb 21, 2025
Diminish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Feb 3, 2025
Taper off · Newsday · Down
Jan 16, 2025
Diminish · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Nov 1, 2024
Diminish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 19, 2024
Diminish · Evening Standard · 25 Down
May 23, 2024
Diminish · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Mar 21, 2024
Diminish · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 29, 2024
Diminish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jan 15, 2024
Diminish · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Dec 29, 2023
Diminish · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Nov 23, 2023
Subside · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Nov 10, 2023
Diminish · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
Nov 2, 2023
Subside · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 15, 2023
Diminish · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Apr 12, 2023
Subside · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Mar 17, 2023
Diminish · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 3, 2023
Diminish · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jan 23, 2023
Diminish · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Dec 30, 2022
Diminish · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Dec 16, 2022
Diminish · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Apr 21, 2022
Become less intense, as a storm · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Jun 25, 2021
Diminish · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Apr 26, 2021
Diminish · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Dec 8, 2020
Diminish · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 13, 2020
Subside · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 14, 2020
Subside · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 13, 2020
Diminish · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Feb 11, 2020
Diminish · Evening Standard · 2 Across
Jan 6, 2020
Diminish what the seaman had to eat · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Nov 13, 2019
Diminish · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Dec 19, 2018
Diminish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Nov 13, 2018
Diminish · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Sep 10, 2018
Diminish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 1, 2018
Diminish · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Apr 10, 2018
Diminish · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Feb 22, 2018
Diminish · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 1, 2018
Diminish · Evening Standard · 5 Down