1) Easier 2) Easier prelims 3) Easier to grasp 4) Less complex 5) Less complicated 6) Less convoluted 7) Less hard 8) Like olden times, supposedly 9) Like the old days, they say 10) More manageable 11) Not as adorned Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/simpler
Sim'pler noun One who collects simples, or medicinal plants; a herbalist; a simplist. Simpler's joy . (Botany) Vervain. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/105