| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| VIVID | Intense, as color |
| HOT | Extremely intense, as a color |
| FIERCE | Intense, as competition |
| DEEPSET | Intense, as eyes |
| DEEPEST | Most intense, as sadness |
| FIERCE | Intense, as a competitor |
| STEELY | Intense, as a gaze |
| STEELIER | More intense, as a stare |
| VIVIFY | Make more intense, as colors |
| HEATEDUP | Became more intense, as a competition |
| BATE | Make less intense, as one's breath |
| FESTERS | Becomes more and more intense, as anger |
| LASE | Emit an intense beam, as in some surgeries |
