Inflate
The crossword clue "Inflate" is answered by PAD, a 3-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 4 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 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; 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.
- AIRUP (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for PAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by PAD, most used first.
- Cushion - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
- 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
- Artificially inflate - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Beatnik's abode - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- 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
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.
- Buddy - PAL, used 559 times
- Chum - PAL, used 453 times
- According to - PER, used 398 times
- For each - PER, used 391 times
- School org. - PTA, used 293 times
- Expert - PRO, used 288 times
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