Sharp increase
The crossword clue "Sharp increase" is answered by SPIKE, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPIKE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPIKE answer page.
Used 9 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SPIKE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPIKE, most used first.
- Sudden increase - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Volleyball smash - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Sharp - ACUTE, used 85 times
- Salary increase - RAISE, used 58 times
- Sudden increase - SURGE, used 52 times
- Sharp ridge - ARETE, used 39 times
- Sharp mountain ridge - ARETE, used 38 times
- D sharp equivalent - EFLAT, used 32 times
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