Clues for the word "RELIEF"
We've had 86 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 146 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on March 02, 2026.
Definition of relief
- n. - The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.
- n. - Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry.
- n. - That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay.
- n. - A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant.
- n. - The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.
- n. - The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.
- n. - The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.
- n. - The elevations and surface undulations of a country.
Referring Clues
- Load off the mind
- Assistance
- It may bring on a sigh
- Vividness
- Analgesic's promise
- Late-inning pitching, maybe
- What some maps show
- Help from the bullpen
- Comfort
- Bas ___
- Feeling when the pain stops
- Help from a bullpen
- ___ pitcher (bullpen figure)
- In ads, it's spelled R-O-L-A-I-D-S
- Freedom from pain
- Kind of pitcher
- Rolaids promise
- Change of pace
- Solace
- Eased state
- Deliverance
- What a remedy brings
- Alleviation
- What the Red Cross provides
- Charitable aid
- Type of pitcher
- See 28-Across
- Diversion
- Cameo carving
- Aspirin's purpose
- Succor
- Succor
- Easing of distress
- What a ___
- Pleasant change
- A pitcher may appear in it
- Respite
- Air-conditioning on a hot day, maybe
- Kind of map
- "Whew!" feeling
- "What a ___!"
- Alleviation of pain
- Easing of pain
- Aspirin's promise
- Sentry's replacement
- Tylenol result, ideally
- Help
- Feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed
- Outstanding work from substitute
- Victoria Williams' benefit "Sweet ___"
- Alleviation of pain or distress
- Concerning story, fellow gets help
- Alleviation of distress
- In this works outstanding charity
- Rest - cure
- Some solace in failed investment
- Easing
- Removal of distress
- Pleasure at removal of anxiety
- Outstanding work sought in disaster areas
- See 17
- Person replacing another on duty
- Removal of stress
- End of investment that helps the poor
- Be prone to interrupt umpire in break
- Assistance in rising above the general level
- Judge accepts story in mitigation
- On file, bastardised art technique
- Disaster aid
- Substitute judge accepts story
- Locum's about to take wrong file
- Comic ___, the brand name of Charity Projects
- Help whistle-blower to pen story
- Substitute's story accepted by match official
- Poor assistance for cartographers?
- R-O-L-A-I-D-S?
- Help whistleblower restraining falsehood
- "Phew!" elicitor
- See 70-Across
- Aid
- Load off
- "Phew!" feeling
- Feeling after barely catching the bus
- Sigh of ___
- ___ pitcher
- "Load off your mind" feeling
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - March 02, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - October 20, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 27, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 30, 2025
- Daily American - July 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 27, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 10, 2025
- USA Today - January 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 30, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 21, 2024
- LA Times - October 31, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - August 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 07, 2024
- Mirror Mini - May 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 14, 2024
- Family Time - March 10, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 06, 2023
- Mirror Daily - December 03, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 23, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - September 27, 2023
- USA Today - September 18, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 02, 2023
- Daily American - July 19, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - May 24, 2023
- Mirror Mini - May 13, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - May 11, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 17, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - April 03, 2023
- And in 116 more crossword puzzles...