| Make smooth, as a transition | 28 |
| Lessen, with "up" | 27 |
| Leisure time for a sentry | 25 |
| Hardship's antithesis | 25 |
| Freedom from vicissitude | 24 |
| Freedom from the rat race | 25 |
| Freedom from labor or stress | 28 |
| Freedom from constraints | 24 |
| Fit by careful shifting | 23 |
| Difficulty's opposite | 25 |
| Bring a vessel into the wind | 28 |
| Become less burdensome | 22 |
| Abate, wth "up" | 25 |
| "I did it with ___" | 29 |
| Lessened, as suffering | 22 |
| Relaxed, as restrictions | 24 |
| Pulled back just a bit | 22 |
| Let up on the difficulty | 24 |
| Brought some relief to | 22 |
| ___ edge (countertop option) | 28 |
| Became less strict about | 24 |
| Park with great care, e.g. | 26 |
| Make a slow transition | 22 |
| Enter slowly and carefully | 26 |
| Gradually become part of | 24 |
| Start slowly and methodically | 29 |
| Supporter of the arts? | 22 |
| Backing for an exhibit | 22 |
| Support for Thomas Kinkade | 26 |
| Art student's prop | 22 |
| It gives an artist backing | 26 |
| Rembrandt's workstation | 27 |
| Painter's purchase | 22 |
| Support for an art major | 24 |
| Pointillist's prop | 22 |
| Support for John Sloan | 22 |
| Support for art students | 24 |
| Portraitist's stand | 23 |
| Painter's standby? | 22 |
| Artist's means of support | 29 |
| Artist's equipment | 22 |
| Visible means of support | 24 |
| Tripod for Joyce Treiman | 24 |
| Titian's supporter | 22 |
| Three-legged art stand | 22 |
| Support for Jasper Johns | 24 |
| Support for Grant Wood | 22 |
| Support for a painting | 22 |
| Stand in an art studio | 22 |
| Stand for artistic expression | 29 |
| Purchase for an atelier | 23 |
| Portraitist's prop | 22 |
| Portrait painter's stand | 28 |
| One may hold a drawing | 22 |
| Meeting room prop, perhaps | 26 |
| Masking frame, in photography | 29 |
| Landscapist's prop | 22 |
| Landscapist's gear | 22 |
| Hotel meeting room amenity | 26 |
| Holder of a black marker | 24 |
| Hold-up at the art store? | 25 |
| Frame for a colorful work | 25 |
| Collectible plate holder | 24 |
| Artist's display stand | 26 |
| Art may be sitting on it | 24 |
| Business presentation holders | 29 |
| Supporters of the arts | 22 |
| They may stand in auditoriums | 29 |
| Supporters in the arts | 22 |
| Strong supporters of art? | 25 |
| Stands near those who sit | 25 |
| Stands for Utrillo and Monet | 28 |
| Stands for a presentation | 25 |
| Props for Monet and Manet | 25 |
| Painters' supports | 22 |
| Holders of conferences? | 23 |
| Conference room stands | 22 |
| Some legal restrictions | 23 |
| Rights of passage, e.g. | 23 |
| Widget-maker's concern | 26 |
| Feature of good design | 22 |
| They move with great care | 25 |
| Lessens the discomfort of | 25 |
| Relents (with "up") | 29 |
| Lessens, as discomfort | 22 |
| Tailors' allowances | 23 |
| Moves slowly and carefully | 26 |
| Makes more comfortable | 22 |
| Loosens, as restrictions | 24 |
| Greases the wheels for, say | 27 |
| Dissolves difficulties | 22 |
| Makes a gradual transition | 26 |
| Doesn't take a plunge | 25 |
| "Leave me alone!" | 27 |
| ''Back off!'' | 29 |
| Be a bit less critical | 22 |
| Checkers, compared to chess | 27 |
| More like child's play | 26 |
| Comparatively compliant | 23 |
| Â Â Not as strenuous | 26 |