The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ONTHERISE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1999.
Escalating crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONTHERISE | 67 % | 9 |
| RAISING | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Escalating
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- step up
- intensify
- aggravating
- aggravation
- ascending
- billowing
- build-up
- climb
- climbing
- compounding
- de-escalation
- deepening
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ONTHERISE
- Magnifying
- Gaining in popularity
- Increasing, and a hint to 17- and 40-Across and 11- and 27-Down
- Escalating
- Increasing