| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ascending | Sloping or leading upward |
| gradient | part sloping upward or downward |
| fastigiate | (of a tree or shrub) Having the branches sloping upward more or less parallel to the main stem |
| takeup | pipe or passage leading upward from below, as for conducting smoke or a current of air |
| uptake | pipe or passage leading upward from below, as for conducting smoke or a current of air |
| forestay | stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast |
