| Hardship's antithesis | 25 |
| Hardly any effort | 17 |
| Hammock life | 12 |
| Go gently (into) | 16 |
| Get out of the line? | 20 |
| Freedom from vicissitude | 24 |
| Freedom from the rat race | 25 |
| Freedom from labor or stress | 28 |
| Freedom from labor | 18 |
| Freedom from constraints | 24 |
| Fit by careful shifting | 23 |
| Facilitation | 12 |
| Dumb down, with "up" | 30 |
| Difficulty's opposite | 25 |
| Deftness in playing | 19 |
| Cut some slack (with "up") | 36 |
| Complacency | 11 |
| Casual quality | 14 |
| Bring a vessel into the wind | 28 |
| Become less burdensome | 22 |
| At ___ (resting) | 16 |
| At ___ (comfortable) | 20 |
| Assuage, as fears | 17 |
| Apply less pressure, with "up" | 40 |
| Apply less pressure (with "up") | 41 |
| Apply less pressure (with ''up'') | 49 |
| Apply balm | 10 |
| Antonym of aggravate | 20 |
| Ameliorate; allay | 17 |
| Allay, as fears | 15 |
| Abate, wth "up" | 25 |
| A way to get on down the road? | 30 |
| "There was ___ in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place ..." | 80 |
| "The Wiz" song "___ on Down the Road" | 57 |
| "Take thine ___ . . . ": Luke 12:19 | 45 |
| "Soul . . . take thine ___": Luke 12:19 | 49 |
| "Soldier, stand at ___!" | 34 |
| "I did it with ___" | 29 |
| "He flies through the air with the greatest of ___ ..." | 65 |
| "DJ ___ My Mind" Niki & The Dove | 46 |
| "At ___!" (drill sergeant's command) | 50 |
| "... with the greatest of___ " | 40 |
| "___ on Down the Road" (song from "The Wiz") | 64 |
| "___ on Down the Road" ("The Wiz") | 54 |
| "__ on Down the Road" | 31 |
| ''With the greatest of ___'' | 44 |
| ''At ___, soldier!'' | 36 |
| ___ up (loosen) | 15 |
| ___ the helm | 12 |
| ___ out (get rid of) | 20 |
| ___ off (lessen) | 16 |
| ___ of mind | 11 |
| Reduced | 7 |
| Alleviated | 10 |
| Abated | 6 |
| Comforted | 9 |
| Smoothed | 8 |
| Softened | 8 |
| Mitigated | 9 |
| Loosened | 8 |
| Made simpler | 12 |
| Made smooth | 11 |
| Tempered | 8 |
| Disburdened | 11 |
| Reduced, as tension | 19 |
| Made bearable | 13 |
| Lightened | 9 |
| Pulled back | 11 |
| Lightened (up) | 14 |
| Paved the way | 13 |
| Moved carefully | 15 |
| Made less severe | 16 |
| Made better | 11 |
| Moved smoothly | 14 |
| Lessened, as suffering | 22 |
| Allayed | 7 |
| Simplified | 10 |
| Moved very carefully | 20 |
| Lightened up | 12 |
| Lessened, as pain | 17 |
| Ameliorated | 11 |
| ___ up (relented) | 17 |
| Slowly merged (into) | 20 |
| Slackened off | 13 |
| Slacked (off) | 13 |
| Moved gingerly | 14 |
| Made more bearable | 18 |
| Made lighter | 12 |
| Made comfortable | 16 |
| Lowered, as pressure | 20 |
| Gave relief to | 14 |
| Gave relief | 11 |
| Chillaxed | 9 |
| Buffered | 8 |
| Tactfully got rid of, with "out" | 42 |
| Sugar-coated | 12 |
| Soothed or smoothed | 19 |
| Slipped gently (into) | 21 |
| Relaxed, as restrictions | 24 |
| Pulled back just a bit | 22 |