Related Clues:

• Advanced gradually
• Moved with no sweat
• Barely defeated, with 'out'
• Lightened
• Double- -- sword
• Gave relief
• Put on the brakes
• Let up on
• Defeated, but barely
• Just beat out
• Double-___ sword
• Trimmed, as the outskirts of the lawn
• Slackened off
• Nosed out
• Moved along a cliff