| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| waxing | to increase in extent, quantity, intensity, or power. |
| goosed | increase the activity, speed, power, intensity, or amount of spur an effort to goose newsstand sales |
| inflation | undue increase in quantity of money in proportion to buying power |
| inflations | INFLATION, undue increase in quantity of money in proportion to buying power |
| aggrandize | to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend. |
| expand | to increase in size, scope, or extent; spread out |
| mounted | increase in amount or extent expenses began to mount |
| explosive | Of or relating to a sudden and dramatic increase in amount or extent |
