| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BOOM | Inflationary rise in prices. |
| ESCALATION | Rapid rise in prices or wages |
| STEEP | Like inflationary prices |
| ASTRONOMICAL | High, as inflationary prices |
| STEEPLY | How prices may rise |
| STEEPLY | How gas prices sometimes rise |
| UNPEGS | Allows to rise and fall, as prices |
