Sudden increase
The crossword clue "Sudden increase" is answered by SPURT, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPURT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPURT answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 3 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.
- UPSURGE (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPURT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPURT, most used first.
- Gush - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Sudden gush - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Sudden burst - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Jet - used 13 times, most recently in 2008
- Burst of growth - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Gush forth - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Sudden burst of growth - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Unexpected growth - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Growth _____ - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Brief burst - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Sudden outpouring - SPATE, used 94 times
- Salary increase - RAISE, used 58 times
- Sudden increase - SURGE, used 52 times
- Sudden thrust - LUNGE, used 38 times
- Increase - ADDTO, used 32 times
- Sudden attacks - RAIDS, used 28 times
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