Clues for the word "RELENT"
We've had 55 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 162 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on March 11, 2026.
Definition of relent
- v. i. - To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.
- v. i. - To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
- v. t. - To slacken; to abate.
- v. t. - To soften; to dissolve.
- v. t. - To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe.
- n. - Stay; stop; delay.
Referring Clues
- Cave
- Give in
- Soften
- Come around
- Yield
- Bend a little
- Bend
- Say "Oh, all right"
- Let up
- Back down
- Have a heart
- Ease the pressure
- Say uncle
- Ease up
- Become less intense
- Show mercy
- Capitulate
- Say O.K., begrudgingly
- Cry uncle
- Bend a bit
- Give some slack
- Be less strict about time before Easter
- Become less severe
- Weaken
- Soften - yield
- Give way on a fast time
- Stop refusing to get furnished afresh?
- Give way a little when scoundrel enters
- It's about time in spring to become less severe
- Soldier advanced? Give in!
- Ease off
- Decide to be kind after all?
- Lessen in storminess
- Acquiesce
- Change your mind about fast
- Give way given to previous borrower
- Soften some more lentils
- Show mercy in spiritual lesson prior to fast
- Become less severe about period of self-denial
- Become less severe about period of fasting
- Give in over Christian fast
- Relax
- Take a more clement view about being on loan
- Come round when given another loan?
- Soften one's stance
- Give way concerning fast time
- Lighten up
- Change your mind and tear round the corner with a letter
- Become less stern
- Be merciful
- Relax one's severity
- Stop refusing to get furnished afresh?
- Back off
- Insist no more
- Stop pushing so hard
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - March 11, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 11, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - November 17, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 08, 2025
- Daily American - October 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 01, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 28, 2025
- LA Times - May 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 29, 2025
- Daily American - March 30, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 27, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 24, 2025
- Daily Quick - January 10, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 01, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 02, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 02, 2024
- New York Times - September 11, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 13, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 10, 2024
- USA Today - January 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 13, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 23, 2023
- Daily Quick - November 08, 2023
- Daily American - October 23, 2023
- And in 132 more crossword puzzles...