Clue of the day

[chickenfeet]

Especially for melted_snowball

Moderate US college with one way to gain entrance (8)

MITIGATE

Comments

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

That was not too devious

Try:

With anger cut short, aimed at peace (6)

IRENIC

Anger = IRE
Cut short = NICK
Aimed at peace = IRENIC

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Or

Conspicuousness of legal right in complicated case(8)

SALIENCE

Legal right = LIEN
in complicated case = SA----CE (anagram)
Conspicuousness = SALIENCE

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, I didn't get either of those...