Develop gradually
The crossword clue "Develop gradually" is answered by EVOLVE, a 6-letter entry. Used 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EVOLVE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EVOLVE answer page.
Used 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 8 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.
- INCUBATE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EVOLVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by EVOLVE, most used first.
- Change over time - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Develop - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Develop over time - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Change gradually - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Unfold - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
- Come about - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Develop slowly - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Change with the times - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Absorb gradually - OSMOSE, used 14 times
- Enter gradually - EASEIN, used 13 times
- Develop a liking for - TAKETO, used 12 times
- Develop into - BECOME, used 11 times
- Develop - EMERGE, used 9 times
- Develop - UNFOLD, used 8 times
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