EASE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for EASE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "EASE" answer was first appeared in "6 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Lighten up (4)". It was authored by Peter Gordon. Recently, the "EASE" answer has been used for "11 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Adroitness (2)". It was authored by Miranda Kany. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Simplicity (22)", "Facility (23)", "Comfort (12)", "Relaxation (11)", "Life of Riley (12)", "Leisure (9)", "Let up (13)", "Slip (into) (9)", "Naturalness (7)", "Facilitate (6)". "EASE" appeared 294 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "EASE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2023 | 35D | Adroitness | Miranda Kany |
| 18 Jul 2023 | 32A | Simplicity | Karen and Paul Steinberg |
| 12 Jun 2023 | 40D | Comfort | Alice Liang |
| 2 Mar 2023 | 22A | Lighten (up) | Malaika Handa |
| 6 Feb 2023 | 16A | Relaxed feeling | Taylor Johnson |
| 6 Jan 2023 | 9D | Bed of roses, so to speak | Erica Hsiung Wojcik |
| 14 Nov 2022 | 12D | Slide (into) | Taylor Johnson |
| 6 Nov 2022 | 72D | Slowly move (in) | Michael Lieberman |
| 31 Jul 2022 | 87A | Relax | Jesse Goldberg |
| 21 Jul 2022 | 30D | Lessen | Anne Marie Crinnion and Eric Bornstein |
| 11 Apr 2022 | 22D | Loosen, as restrictions | Rachel Simon |
| 20 Mar 2022 | 118A | Relaxation | Brad Wiegmann |
| 12 Feb 2022 | 31A | Facility | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| 22 Jan 2022 | 36A | Relieve | Daniel Okulitch |
| 3 Jan 2022 | 10A | Simplicity | Beth Rubin and Trent H. Evans |
| 28 Dec 2021 | 58D | Simplicity | Kathy Wienberg |
| 23 Dec 2021 | 14A | Let up | Stephen McCarthy |
| 28 Nov 2021 | 81A | Loosen | Jeff Kremer |
| 18 Oct 2021 | 25D | Simplicity | Freddie Cheng |
| 19 Jul 2021 | 19A | Relaxation | Stephanie Lesser |
| 21 Jun 2021 | 21D | Simplicity | Jacob Stulberg |
| 15 Jun 2021 | 63A | Slip (into) | Owen Travis |
| 28 Feb 2021 | 105D | Minimal effort | Brad Wiegmann |
| 22 Feb 2021 | 21D | “At ___, soldier!” | Barbara Lin |
| 9 Feb 2021 | 64A | Effortlessness | Colin Ernst |
| 24 Jan 2021 | 73A | With the greatest of ___ | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau |
| 24 Oct 2020 | 20A | Facility | Byron Walden |
| 7 Oct 2020 | 62A | Simplicity | Ross Trudeau |
| 19 Jul 2020 | 59A | Smooth sailing | Wyna Liu |
| 15 Jul 2020 | 27A | Facility | Lee Higbie and Jeff Chen |
| 31 Mar 2020 | 49A | Relieve | Christina Iverson and Ross Trudeau |
| 30 Dec 2019 | 38D | Simplicity | Gary Larson |
| 19 Dec 2019 | 68A | Facility | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard |
| 4 Jun 2019 | 43A | Absence of complication | Jake Halperin |
| 15 Apr 2019 | 24A | Relaxation | Patrick Blindauer and Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 18 Mar 2019 | 7D | Simplicity | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 4 Mar 2019 | 39A | Bed of roses, so to speak | Ellis Hay |
| 24 Feb 2019 | 128A | Well-being | Erik Agard |
| 18 Nov 2018 | 81A | “Darling, won’t you ___ my worried mind” (“Layla” lyric) | Byron Walden and Joel Fagliano |
| 30 Oct 2018 | 49D | Relaxation | Jules Markey |
| 9 Jul 2018 | 56A | What a relaxed soldier is at | John Lampkin |
| 22 May 2018 | 61D | Heart’s-___ (pansy) | Jeff Stillman |
| 26 Dec 2017 | 58A | Effortlessness | Peter Gordon |
| 1 Dec 2017 | 16A | Lessen | Lily Silverstein |
| 29 Nov 2017 | 13D | ___ of use | Erik Agard |
| 17 Nov 2017 | 58D | Lack of problems | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 13 Nov 2017 | 58D | Abate | Peter A. Collins |
| 9 Aug 2017 | 16A | Reduce, as anxiety | Adam G. Perl |
| 21 Jul 2017 | 46A | No worries | Paolo Pasco |
| 16 Jul 2017 | 101D | Assuage | Andrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller |
| 24 Jun 2017 | 47A | Lack of pressure | Stu Ockman |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 58A | Alleviate | Susan Gelfand |
| 30 May 2017 | 67A | Abate | Neville Fogarty |
| 19 Apr 2017 | 53D | What pros handle things with | Emanuel Ax and Brad Wilber |
| 18 Apr 2017 | 61A | “He’d fly through the air with the greatest of ___” (old song lyric) | Bruce Haight |
| 10 Apr 2017 | 33A | Let (up) | Lonnie Burton |
| 8 Mar 2017 | 64A | Loosen | Paula Gamache |
| 2 Mar 2017 | 52D | Effortless quality | Peter Gordon |
| 6 Jan 2017 | 36A | Rest | Jacob Stulberg |
| 14 Nov 2016 | 61D | Freedom from anxiety | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 7 Nov 2016 | 56A | Life of Riley | Bruce Haight |
| 21 Sep 2016 | 16A | Make less difficult | Matthew Sewell |
| 13 Jun 2016 | 45A | Simplicity | Lynn Lempel |
| 1 Jun 2016 | 15A | Leisure | Wren Schultz |
| 18 May 2016 | 59D | Stress-free state | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 29 Apr 2016 | 52A | Lack of anxiety | Andrew Kingsley |
| 27 Apr 2016 | 31A | Bed of roses, so to speak | Jeff Stillman |
| 26 Apr 2016 | 23A | Facilitate | Finn Vigeland |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 39D | Maneuver with care | Andrew Reynolds |
| 22 Jan 2016 | 8D | Facility | Paula Gamache |
| 17 Jan 2016 | 116D | Facility | Jeff Chen |
| 23 Dec 2015 | 68A | Lessen, with “off” | Jim Peredo |
| 9 Dec 2015 | 13A | With 40-Down, enter gradually | Jacob Stulberg |
| 29 Oct 2015 | 5A | Rest | Sam Trabucco |
| 17 Aug 2015 | 13D | Military order, after “at” | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 13 Aug 2015 | 55D | No trouble | Jim Hilger |
| 4 Aug 2015 | 13D | Simplicity | Joel Fagliano |
| 20 Jul 2015 | 58A | Comfort | John Westwig |
| 8 May 2015 | 26D | Maneuver carefully | Ian Livengood |
| 1 Apr 2015 | 66A | What you might solve a puzzle with | Sharon Delorme |
| 24 Mar 2015 | 15A | Smooth, as the way | Robyn Weintraub |
| 22 Feb 2015 | 93A | Contentment | Patrick Berry |
| 27 Nov 2014 | 6D | Disburden | Stanley Newman |
| 25 Oct 2014 | 34D | What a soldier may be at? | Patrick Blindauer |
| 15 Jun 2014 | 28A | Lighten | Tony Orbach |
| 21 May 2014 | 47D | Relaxation | Mike Buckley |
| 12 May 2014 | 69A | Comfort | Gary Cee |
| 15 Apr 2014 | 44D | Lack of difficulty | Gary Cee |
| 2 Mar 2014 | 78D | Allay | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 5 Oct 2013 | 32D | Palliate | Byron Walden |
| 5 Jun 2013 | 31D | Life of Riley | Mark Bickham |
| 22 Mar 2013 | 46A | Quiet | Tim Croce |
| 5 Mar 2013 | 49D | Life of ___ | Gareth Bain |
| 16 Dec 2012 | 97D | Allay | Matt Ginsberg |
| 2 Oct 2012 | 56A | Minimal resistance | Ethan Cooper |
| 1 Oct 2012 | 59D | Comfort | Susan Gelfand |
| 13 Aug 2012 | 46A | Lack of hardships | Gareth Bain |
| 12 Jul 2012 | 25D | What Fred Astaire danced with | Pawel Fludzinski |
| 30 Jun 2012 | 19A | Let up | Tim Croce |
| 18 Jun 2012 | 71A | Comfort | Peter A. Collins |
| 10 May 2012 | 54D | Allay | Jules P. Markey |
| 16 Mar 2012 | 43A | Well-being | Joel Fagliano |
| 17 Sep 2011 | 19A | Smooth | Peter A. Collins |
| 30 Aug 2011 | 49A | Facility | Bernice Gordon |
| 14 Aug 2011 | 111D | No pressure | Paula Gamache |
| 11 Jul 2011 | 15A | Life of Riley | Ellen Leuschner |
| 10 Jul 2011 | 51A | Lighten (up) | Ben Pall and David Kahn |
| 25 Jun 2011 | 1A | Adroitness | Barry C. Silk |
| 8 Jun 2011 | 36A | Let (up) | Peter A. Collins |
| 9 May 2011 | 37D | Leisure | Nina Rulon-Miller |
| 14 Mar 2011 | 19D | Comfort | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 6 Mar 2011 | 38D | Slip (into) | David Levinson Wilk |
| 10 Jan 2011 | 72A | “___ On Down the Road” (“The Wiz” song) | James Tuttle |
| 12 Dec 2010 | 114D | Luxury | Karen Young Bonin |
| 22 Aug 2010 | 113D | What lotus-eaters enjoy | Patrick Berry |
| 11 Aug 2010 | 46A | Lessen, as difficulties | Edward Sessa |
| 20 Jul 2010 | 36D | Life of Riley | Ed Sessa |
| 19 Jul 2010 | 35D | Simplicity | David Blake |
| 4 Jun 2010 | 46D | Luxury | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 11 Apr 2010 | 41D | Lessen, as pain | Patrick Berry |
| 12 Feb 2010 | 31A | Fit by careful shifting | Kevin G. Der |
| 6 Jan 2010 | 34D | Luxury | Julian Lim |
| 6 Dec 2009 | 61D | Affluence | Patrick Berry |
| 22 Oct 2009 | 59A | Nonchalance | Joel Fagliano |
| 12 Oct 2009 | 46A | Simplicity | Richard Chisholm |
| 13 Sep 2009 | 27A | Slacken (off) | Todd Gross |
| 5 Sep 2009 | 29D | Maneuver gingerly | Mike Nothnagel |
| 2 Aug 2009 | 102D | Slip (into) | Patrick Berry |
| 20 Jul 2009 | 66A | Simplicity | Pancho Harrison |
| 16 Jun 2009 | 21A | Leisure | Paula Gamache |
| 2 Jun 2009 | 13D | Leisure | Patrick Blindauer |
| 26 Jan 2009 | 55D | Lighten, as a burden | Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon |
| 20 Dec 2008 | 19A | Maneuver gently | Brad Wilber |
| 25 Nov 2008 | 35D | Simplicity | Caleb Madison |
| 5 Nov 2008 | 64A | Peace of mind | Doug Peterson |
| 9 Oct 2008 | 30A | Peace of mind | Doug Peterson |
| 9 Sep 2008 | 68A | Relaxation | Patrick John Duggan |
| 28 Jul 2008 | 34D | Simplicity | Roger Baiocchi |
| 24 Mar 2008 | 48A | Simplicity | David J. Kahn |
| 28 Feb 2008 | 14A | Life of Riley | Matt Ginsberg |
| 26 Feb 2008 | 68A | Let (up) | Sarah Keller |
| 5 Jan 2008 | 48A | Rest | Paula Gamache |
| 25 Dec 2007 | 60D | Move gently | Nancy Salomon |
| 16 Sep 2007 | 29A | Settle (into) | Mike Nothnagel |
| 12 Jul 2007 | 5D | Minimal effort | Michael Shteyman |
| 2 Apr 2007 | 15A | Comfort | Richard Hughes |
| 30 Mar 2007 | 51D | Opposite of aggravate | David Quarfoot |
| 21 Mar 2007 | 65A | Complacency | Ed Early |
| 28 Feb 2007 | 55D | Allay | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 Feb 2007 | 57D | Life of Riley | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| 3 Dec 2006 | 63D | Facility | Patrick Merrell |
| 9 Oct 2006 | 1A | The life of Riley | Sarah Keller |
| 23 Jul 2006 | 63A | Life of ___ | Fred Piscop |
| 19 Jun 2006 | 59D | Lighten, as a burden | Raymond Hamel |
| 6 Jun 2006 | 56D | Comfort | Barry C. Silk |
| 15 May 2006 | 68A | “___ on Down the Road” | John R. Conrad |
| 8 May 2006 | 30D | Simplicity | Norm Guggenbiller |
| 5 Feb 2006 | 114A | Leisure | Eric Berlin |
| 18 Jan 2006 | 60A | Facility | Sheldon Benardo |
| 15 Dec 2005 | 26D | Relaxation | Patrick Merrell |
| 21 Nov 2005 | 60D | Comfort | Wesley Johnson |
| 1 Nov 2005 | 41A | “___ on Down the Road” | Sarah Keller |
| 16 Oct 2005 | 22A | Relieve | Con Pederson |
| 16 Sep 2005 | 51D | Naturalness | Craig Kasper |
| 14 Sep 2005 | 62A | Life of Riley | David Elfman |
| 4 Sep 2005 | 107D | Let up | Richard Silvestri |
| 10 Jul 2005 | 68D | Comfort | Con Pederson |
| 26 Jun 2005 | 29A | It may be relative | Joe DiPietro |
| 16 Jun 2005 | 27D | Lighten | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 24 Apr 2005 | 118D | Slip (into) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 21 Apr 2005 | 30D | Leisure | Patrick Merrell |
| 12 Apr 2005 | 60A | The good life | Nancy Salomon |
| 14 Mar 2005 | 34D | Facility | Robert Malinow |
| 9 Jan 2005 | 114D | Unaffectedness | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 12 Dec 2004 | 36A | Palliate | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| 13 Oct 2004 | 55A | Luxury | Patrick Merrell |
| 12 Oct 2004 | 52A | Life of Riley | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 6 Oct 2004 | 56D | Facility | Adam Cohen |
| 11 Sep 2004 | 53D | Let up | Byron Walden |
| 7 Sep 2004 | 31D | Facilitate | Sarah Keller |
| 23 Jul 2004 | 42A | Shift very carefully | David Levinson Wilk |
| 3 May 2004 | 56D | Facilitate | Gregory E. Paul |
| 30 Apr 2004 | 25A | Facility | Kevin Hagen |
| 26 Apr 2004 | 24A | Naturalness | Merle Baker |
| 24 Dec 2003 | 50A | Handily, after “with” | Steve Jones |
| 20 Nov 2003 | 14A | Moderate | Manny Nosowsky |
| 12 Oct 2003 | 55D | Relative affluence | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Sep 2003 | 55A | Simplicity | Leslie H. Nicoll |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 28D | Sufferer’s desire | Michael Shteyman |
| 28 Apr 2003 | 65A | Alleviate | Jim Hyres |
| 10 Feb 2003 | 13D | Simplicity | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 10 Nov 2002 | 17D | Laid-back quality | Cathy Millhauser |
| 23 Oct 2002 | 61A | Facility | Nancy Salomon and Nancy T. Shack |
| 16 Sep 2002 | 18D | Slacken | Roy Leban |
| 31 Aug 2002 | 39A | Sugarcoat | Trip Payne |
| 10 Aug 2002 | 55D | Naturalness | Dana Motley |
| 28 Jul 2002 | 30A | Tranquillity | Nelson Hardy |
| 17 Jun 2002 | 53D | Relieve | Janice M. Putney |
| 6 Jun 2002 | 28D | Slide (into) | Patrick Merrell |
| 31 Mar 2002 | 61A | Naturalness | Lynn Lempel |
| 29 Jan 2002 | 63A | Facility | Zack Butler |
| 18 Jan 2002 | 28D | Go gingerly | Manny Nosowsky |
| 21 Nov 2001 | 55D | Facility | M. Francis Vuolo |
| 20 Oct 2001 | 10D | Prosperity | Patrick Berry |
| 7 Oct 2001 | 88A | Informality | Patrick Berry |
| 29 Jul 2001 | 59A | The good life | Michael Ashley |
| 23 Jul 2001 | 30D | Facility | Ethan Cooper |
| 16 Jun 2001 | 21A | Let up | Dana Motley |
| 17 Apr 2001 | 32D | Proficiency | Greg Staples |
| 15 Apr 2001 | 39A | Peace | Richard Silvestri |
| 1 Apr 2001 | 3D | Lighten | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon |
| 26 Mar 2001 | 41A | Make smooth | Gregory E. Paul |
| 10 Mar 2001 | 13D | Let up | Charles E. Gersch |
| 21 Sep 2000 | 16A | Slip (into) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 30 Jun 2000 | 39A | Insouciance | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 28 Apr 2000 | 27D | Moderate | Joe DiPietro |
| 19 Apr 2000 | 33A | Relax, as one’s grip | Frances Hansen |
| 14 Apr 2000 | 55D | Peacefulness | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 28 Feb 2000 | 40A | Simplify | Jerry E. Rosman |
| 4 Jan 2000 | 37A | “At ___, soldier!” | Joy L. Wouk |
| 2 Dec 1999 | 56D | Deftness | Mel Taub |
| 6 Oct 1999 | 23A | Maneuver slowly | Fred Piscop |
| 20 Sep 1999 | 59D | Convenience | Gregory E. Paul |
| 25 Jul 1999 | 80A | Simplicity | Charles M. Deber |
| 21 Jun 1999 | 52D | Relaxation | Gregory E. Paul |
| 13 Apr 1999 | 25D | Move carefully (into) | Fred Piscop |
| 12 Apr 1999 | 56D | Repose | Diane C. Baldwin |
| 28 Mar 1999 | 92A | Cushiness | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
| 16 Mar 1999 | 64A | The life of Riley | Fred Piscop |
| 1 Mar 1999 | 45A | Simplicity | Ed Early |
| 28 Jan 1999 | 38D | Smooth | Henry Hook |
| 20 Jan 1999 | 28D | The life of Riley | Fred Piscop |
| 27 Oct 1998 | 47A | Simplicity | Peter Gordon |
| 18 Oct 1998 | 106D | Nonchalance | David J. Kahn |
| 28 Sep 1998 | 15A | Convenience | Robert Dillman |
| 20 Aug 1998 | 48D | Slip (into) | Harvey Estes |
| 9 Aug 1998 | 59D | Leisure | Christopher Hurt |
| 28 Jul 1998 | 67A | Lighten (up) | Robert Dillman |
| 12 Jul 1998 | 22A | Relaxation | Henry Hook |
| 6 Jul 1998 | 60A | Comfort | Sheldon Benardo |
| 22 Jun 1998 | 38A | Facility | Shannon Burns |
| 14 Jun 1998 | 26A | Fluency | Manny Nosowsky |
| 18 May 1998 | 55D | Facility | Ed Early |
| 17 May 1998 | 50D | Naturalness | David J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn |
| 27 Apr 1998 | 15A | Deftness | Gregory E. Paul |
| 19 Mar 1998 | 53A | Relaxation | Manny Nosowsky |
| 6 Mar 1998 | 47A | Sybarite’s delight | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 5 Jan 1998 | 25A | Facility | Mark Moldowsky |
| 15 Dec 1997 | 15A | Relaxation | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 28 Oct 1997 | 66A | Go gently (into) | Bernice Gordon |
| 1 Sep 1997 | 52A | Deftness | Gregory E. Paul |
| 10 Aug 1997 | 116A | Dexterity | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 22 Jul 1997 | 19A | Facility | Fred Piscop |
| 16 Jul 1997 | 54D | Let up | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| 19 Jun 1997 | 22D | Slip (into) | Patrick Jordan |
| 15 Jun 1997 | 71D | Rest | Karen Hodge |
| 8 Jun 1997 | 87A | Naturalness | Richard Silvestri |
| 6 Apr 1997 | 114A | Slacken | Rich Norris |
| 16 Mar 1997 | 21A | Naturalness | David J. Kahn |
| 31 Jan 1997 | 56D | Liberty | M. Gaffney |
| 6 Jan 1997 | 15A | Facilitate | S. L. Robbins |
| 14 Nov 1996 | 3D | Slip (into) | N. S. Ross |
| 3 Nov 1996 | 41D | Leisure | M. Nosowsky |
| 23 Jul 1996 | 28D | Life of Riley | G. E. Paul |
| 29 Apr 1996 | 19A | Facilitate | S. L. Robbins |
| 16 Apr 1996 | 14A | Life of Riley | G. E. Paul |
| 31 Mar 1996 | 123A | Grease, as one’s way | J. Savage |
| 25 Mar 1996 | 18A | Facility | F. & L. Sabin |
| 1 Feb 1996 | 61A | Slip (into) | L. Sidway |
| 24 Dec 1995 | 83A | Let up | Frances Hansen |
| 11 Dec 1995 | 42A | Facilitate | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 5 Dec 1995 | 39A | Let (up) | Robert Katz |
| 24 Nov 1995 | 18D | Lighten | Bob Klahn |
| 4 Oct 1995 | 47A | Comfort | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 28 Sep 1995 | 56D | Fluidity | Matt Gaffney |
| 17 Sep 1995 | 7D | Life of Riley | Stanley Newman |
| 5 Aug 1995 | 2D | Unaffectedness | Frank A. Longo |
| 9 Jul 1995 | 73D | Proficiency | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 25 Jun 1995 | 104D | Facility | Frances Hansen |
| 28 May 1995 | 35A | Effortlessness | Matt Gaffney |
| 9 Apr 1995 | 36D | Lessen | Cathy Millhauser |
| 19 Mar 1995 | 59A | Lap of luxury | Alex K. Justin |
| 13 Mar 1995 | 60D | Ill at ___ | Ernie Furtado |
| 24 Dec 1994 | 25D | Smooth | John Stanley |
| 22 Nov 1994 | 70A | Good life | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 6 Oct 1994 | 39D | Let up | Richard Silvestri |
| 21 Sep 1994 | 51D | Life of Riley | Trip Payne |
| 26 Aug 1994 | 39D | Pave the way | Timothy S. Lewis |
| 3 Aug 1994 | 32A | Leisure | Richard Thomas |
| 4 May 1994 | 26D | Facility | Louis Sabin |
| 14 Mar 1994 | 7D | Maneuver slowly | Ernie Furtado |
| 30 Jan 1994 | 81A | Informality | Alex K. Justin |
| 18 Dec 1993 | 48D | The life of Riley | Manny Nosowsky |
| 6 Dec 1993 | 71A | Lighten up | Peter Gordon |
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