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Crossword-Solution: ALLAY 5 letters, 97 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 8

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Word Word Type Definition
Allay v. t. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to
quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of
the passions.
Allay v. t. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the
severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.
Allay v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.
Allay n. Alleviation; abatement; check.
Allay n. Alloy.
Allay v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to
deteriorate.

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ALLAY anagram LAYLA

We have 97 clues for the answer “ALLAY”

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Ease, as one's fears 1 answer
Put at rest 1 answer
Put an apprehension to bed 1 answer
Lessen, as fears 1 answer
Lessen or relieve 1 answer
Help to soothe 1 answer
End (fears) 1 answer
Ease, like fears 1 answer
Ease, as worries 1 answer
Temper, as fears 1 answer
Ease, as fears 1 answer
Ease, as anxieties 1 answer
Dispel, as fears 1 answer
Calm; soothe 1 answer
Calm, as fears 1 answer
Calm one's fears 1 answer
Be soothing 1 answer
Quell, as concerns 1 answer
Put to rest, as fears 1 answer
Quell, as fears 1 answer
Quiet, as worries 1 answer
Reduce, as fears 1 answer
Soothe, as worries 1 answer
Relieve, as anxiety 1 answer
Relieve; pacify 1 answer
Set to rest, as fears 1 answer
Set to rest, as doubt 1 answer
Assuage, as fears 2 answers
Soothe, as fears 2 answers
Set to rest 2 answers
Relieve pain, grief, or the like to bring comfort 4 answers
Relieve pain without getting rid of the cause 4 answers
Slake 5 answers
ATOP REST 10 answers
CAUSE TO BE CALM OR QUIET AS BY ADMINISTERING A SEDATIVE TO 10 answers
A CALM 10 answers
A FEELING OF CALM 10 answers
A CONCESSION GIVEN TO MOLLIFY OR PLACATE 10 answers
A PARTIAL EXCUSE TO MITIGATE CENSURE 10 answers
DISPEL DOUBTS 10 answers
CALM THE FIRE 11 answers
tranquillise 13 answers
PUT to rest 13 answers
make less severe 14 answers
Placate 15 answers
Quench 16 answers
Take the edge off 16 answers
conciliate 17 answers
MAKE replete 17 answers
attemper 17 answers
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EAETR
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with ALLAY (5)

Whence _Adam_ soon repeal’d The doubts that in his heart arose: and now Led on, yet sinless, with desire to know What neerer might concern him, how this World Of Heav’n and Earth conspicuous first began, When, and whereof created, for what cause, What within _Eden_ or without was done Before his memorie, as one whose drouth Yet scarce allay’d still eyes the current streame, Whose liquid murmur heard new thirst excites, Proceeded thus to ask his Heav’nly Guest.
Paradise Lost John Milton 1991
There, have no fear, friend of the rueful countenance, her ladyship’s visit, though at this unusual hour, is a great honour to thy house, and Sir Percy Blakeney will reward thee doubly, if thou seest well to her privacy and comfort.” Sir Andrew had no doubt guessed the many conflicting doubts and fears which raged in honest Jellyband’s head; and, as he was a gallant gentleman, he tried by this brave hint to allay some of the worthy innkeeper’s suspicions.
The Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness Orczy 1993
All that rioted through her fear-mad brain was the fearful fact that this little, helpless child was stricken with the terrible jungle-fever, and that she was helpless to do aught to allay its sufferings—sufferings that were sure to come during ensuing intervals of partial consciousness.
The Beasts of Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs 1993
Occasionally Akut brought him juicy fruits which helped to slake his thirst and allay his fever, and little by little his powerful constitution overcame the effects of the spear thrusts.
The Son of Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs 1993
She was _bien souffrante_, and she was filled with vague dread, which only her husband’s presence could allay.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories Kate Chopin 1994

Quotes with ALLAY (3)

It is the beginning of the 'demonetization' of the notes. The process is hastened by its panic-like character. It may be possible once, twice, perhaps even three or four times, to allay the fears of the public; but eventually the affair must run its course and then there is no longer any going back. Once the depreciation is proceeding so rapidly that sellers have to reckon with considerable losses even if they buy again as quickly as is possible, then the position of the currency is hopeless.
Ludwig von Mises The Theory of Money and Credit
A vinal shine turns over shades of cerulean and jasper from her expressive lips, revealing a jewel-like surface beneath a light that remains colorfast in a kiss composed of infinite grace. Being in a state of rest, Nadia still makes me the center of attention, dovetailing in an erotic entwinement that impels me to knead her coiling flex. Her resplendent fullness macerated into my bosom now grants me a restful anodyne, enabling the allay of my inner soul.
Luccini Shurod The Painter
Sometimes we self-sabotage just when things seem to be going smoothly. Perhaps this is a way to express our fear about whether it is okay for us to have a better life. We are bound to feel anxious as we leave behind old notions of our unworthiness. The challenge is not to be fearless, but to develop strategies of acknowledging our fears and finding out how we can allay them.
Maureen Brady Beyond Survival: A Writing Journey for Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.

Used 207 times in crossword archives (1970–2025).