Related Clues:
- Less hard, more malleable
- Less hard, more yielding
- Not so hard to be nearer to 16 down
- Less harsh
- Easier to chew
- Like George Bush's promised nation
- Not as harsh
- Less firm, loud
- Diminuendo, to a musician
- Like a softball interview vis-à-vis a grilling
- More pliable or malleable
- Diminuendo, on a score
- Claim in a tissue ad
- More cushiony
- Hole "___, Softest"