Answer: NICER
NICER is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 89 times.
    - More subtle
 
    - Comparatively congenial
 
    - More refined
 
    - Less likely to offend
 
    - More upscale
 
    - Not so naughty
 
    - More virtuous
 
    - More polite
 
    - More luxurious
 
    - More friendly
 
    - More gracious
 
    - Not as cold
 
    - Warmer and sunnier
 
    - More pleasant
 
    - More likely to please
 
    - More agreeable
 
    - Comparatively considerate
 
    - More genteel
 
    - Less rude
 
    - Not as nasty
 
    - More congenial
 
    - Less brusque
 
    - More like Miss Congeniality
 
    - Not as mean
 
    - More civil
 
    - Better, as weather
 
    - Less coarse
 
    - Less loutish
 
    - More delightful
 
    - More accommodating
 
    - More genial
 
    - More amiable
 
    - More cordial
 
    - Miss Congeniality, compared to the others
 
    - Not so nasty
 
    - More companionable
 
    - More courteous
 
    - More likely to get gifts from Santa
 
    - More personable
 
    - More gentlemanly or ladylike
 
    - Better, weatherwise
 
    - More fancy
 
    - Showing more manners, maybe
 
    - Not as aloof
 
    - More appealing
 
    - More affable
 
    - Comparatively likable
 
    - Not as unkind
 
    - Less 39 Across
 
    - Fair vis-à-vis cloudy, say
 
    - Less mean
 
    - More respectable
 
    - More comfortable
 
    - Comparatively friendly
 
    - More likely to be on Santa's good list
 
    - More likely to help the less fortunate
 
    - Sweeter, in a way
 
    - More kindly
 
    - Comparatively pleasant
 
    - More helpful
 
    - Not as inclement
 
    - Kinder
 
    - More charming
 
    - In better condition
 
    - Less nasty
 
    - Not as naughty
 
    - Less onerous
 
    - Not as cruel
 
    - More accurate
 
    - Less of a jerk
 
    - Not as cold or rainy, say
 
    - More fun
 
    - Much less 27-Down
 
    - More clement
 
    - Not as stormy
 
    - More kind
 
    - Less deserving of coal in one's stocking
 
    - More approachable
 
    - Mean less?
 
    - On better behavior, to Santa
 
    - Not so cold
 
    - Like five-star hotels vis-à-vis three-star ones
 
    - Like sunny weather, vis-à-vis rainy
 
    - Improved, as the weather
 
    - Opposite of meaner
 
    - Less churlish
 
    - More sympathetic
 
    - Like party clothes compared to everyday clothes
 
    - Easier to get along with