Gives a lift to
The crossword clue "Gives a lift to" is answered by BOOSTS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BOOSTS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOOSTS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PEPSUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BOOSTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOOSTS, most used first.
- Gives a leg up - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Increases - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Promotes - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Raises - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Gives a lift - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Gives a speech - ORATES, used 26 times
- Gives rise to - SPAWNS, used 26 times
- Gives an address - ORATES, used 17 times
- Gives way - YIELDS, used 16 times
- Gives voice to - UTTERS, used 13 times
- Gives lip to - SASSES, used 12 times
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