Build up, as interest
The crossword clue "Build up, as interest" is answered by ACCRUE, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ACCRUE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACCRUE answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ACCRUE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACCRUE, most used first.
- Build up - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Accumulate, as interest - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Accumulate - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
- Amass - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Increase gradually - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Pile up, as interest - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Build a fire under - AROUSE, used 12 times
- Interest - BEHALF, used 12 times
- Lack of interest - APATHY, used 7 times
- Lose interest in - TIREOF, used 6 times
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