| Calm |
| So-so |
| Soften |
| Temper |
| Centrist |
| __ chair |
| Restrained |
| Reasonable |
| Not extreme |
| Temperate __ |
| Preside over |
| Not excessive |
| Run the debate |
| Act the arbiter |
| Far from radical |
| Not going too far |
| Middle-of-the-road |
| Become less intense |
| Middle-of-the-roader |
| Chair a panel discussion |
| Act as chairman of a debate. |
| (Keep) within reasonable limits |
| Read tome (anag) — unexceptional |