| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ONTHERISE | Gaining in popularity |
| KISSINGCOMESIN | Expression of love is gaining popularity? |
| HONE | Aid in gaining an edge |
| CORNERING | Gaining control over, in a way |
| THEBLOB | Weight-gaining creature in a 1958 horror film |
| CATCHON | Grow in popularity |
| TRENDED | Changed in popularity |
| CATCHON | Gain in popularity |
| WANE | Decline, as in popularity |
| EBB | Decline, as in popularity |
| MASONICBOOM | Surge in a secret order's popularity? |
| DISAPPEARINGACT | Exam that's losing popularity in high schools? |
| NERD | One with no hope in a popularity contest |
| HELLO | Word whose rise in popularity coincided with the spread of the telephone |
