| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HIKE | Escalate |
| RISE | Escalate |
| GROW | Escalate |
| STEPUP | Escalate |
| REVP | Escalate |
| RATCHET | Escalate, with "up" |
| STEP | Escalate, with "up" |
| reescalate | to escalate again |
| TENSER | More likely to escalate |
| reescalating | REESCALATE, to escalate again |
| reescalated | REESCALATE, to escalate again |
| escalates | ESCALATE, to speed up |
| reescalates | REESCALATE, to escalate again |
| escalating | ESCALATE, to speed up |
| escalated | ESCALATE, to speed up |
