Artificially inflate
The crossword clue "Artificially inflate" is answered by PAD, a 3-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2009. 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
PAD
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PAD answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by PAD, most used first.
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- Spot to jot - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Tablet - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
- Knee protector - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Hippie's home - used 37 times, most recently in 2023
- Writing tablet - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Writer's block? - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ Thai - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Launch site - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Small tablet - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Tampon alternative - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Digs - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Crash site? - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
- Push-up bra feature - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Tablet of paper - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ thai (noodle dish) - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Mouse's place? - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
- Brake part - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Paw part - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Crib - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Steno's need - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
- Beatnik's abode - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Inflate - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Inflate, as a bill - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Jotting spot - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Place to crash - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Bachelor's digs - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Hippie home - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
- Inflate, as expenses - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Rocket launch site - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Stuff. - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Walk softly - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Elbow protector - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Hippie's hangout - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Inflate, as a resume - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Launching place - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Note taker's need - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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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.
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