Crossword answer
ESCALATE
8 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 13 appearances · Last seen Crosswords With Friends, September 21, 2026
Letter pattern
ESCALATE
Clues that lead to ESCALATE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Become more and more intense8Crosswords With FriendsSep 21, 2026
Intensify8NewsdayJun 14, 2026
Increase for a cast Lee changed8Daily ExpressApr 4, 2026
Unusual case passed on to up the intensity8The IndependentMar 25, 2026
Increase in degree8Evening StandardOct 16, 2025
Rise in intensity irritated unmarried actor Paul earlier on8The IndependentAug 14, 2025
Key bacteria finally found on dead mushroom8The IndependentAug 26, 2024
Increase8Evening StandardOct 3, 2023
Increase rapidly8Daily ThemedJul 16, 2022
About ESCALATE in crosswords
ESCALATE is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 13 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Become more and more intense” in the Crosswords With Friends crossword on September 21, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
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RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic
IDARESAY"Seems to me..."
ASGOODASVirtually
OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration
ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)
CHANCEITTake a risk
ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music
RECKLESSLike crazy driving - though without a crash, we're told
SOBSTORYTearful tale
ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
CITATIONBibliography listing
Every appearance of ESCALATE (13)
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Sep 21, 2026
Become more and more intense · Crosswords With Friends · 42
Jun 14, 2026
Intensify · Newsday · Down
Apr 4, 2026
Increase for a cast Lee changed · Daily Express · 9 Down
Mar 25, 2026
Unusual case passed on to up the intensity · The Independent · 3 Down
Oct 16, 2025
Increase in degree · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Aug 14, 2025
Rise in intensity irritated unmarried actor Paul earlier on · The Independent · 20 Down
Aug 26, 2024
Key bacteria finally found on dead mushroom · The Independent · 17 Down
Oct 3, 2023
Increase · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jul 16, 2022
Increase rapidly · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Aug 17, 2020
Intensify · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across
Apr 1, 2020
Increase in degree · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Nov 27, 2019
Increase rapidly · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Aug 28, 2019
Increase rapidly · Evening Standard · 7 Across