| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TAMER | Gentler |
| SOFTER | Gentler |
| KINDER | Gentler partner |
| KINDER | Gentler partner? |
| gentled | make gentler |
| NICER | Kinder and gentler |
| ATTILATHEHUMAN | Kinder, gentler invader? |
| IRONY | Sarcasm's gentler cousin |
| NOONAN | Writer Peggy known for the phrase "a kinder, gentler nation" |
| faun | a figure in Roman mythology similar to but gentler than the satyr |
