Ascend
Crossword Clue & Answers

3 December 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword

We found 14 answers for the crossword clue 'Ascend', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Ascend a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Ascend as an answer itself some 145 times.

Ascend is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Tuesday, 07 December 2021 with the answer being CLIMB, we also found CLIMB to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 7 Dec 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 29 Sep 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 6 Sep 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 9 Aug 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 17 Jul 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 13 Jul 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 13 May 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 5 May 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 24 Apr 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 14 Apr 2021

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Ascend', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Ascend' and give you a hint.

• Come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
• Go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
• Move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
• Slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
• Become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
• Go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
• Travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
• Appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house"

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

GOUP
Go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

RISE
Rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

SOAR
The act of rising upward into the air

5 Letters

ARISE
Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

CLIMB
The act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"

MOUNT
The act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"

RISEN
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon; "the risen sun"

SCALE
A flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

6 Letters

COMEUP
Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

MOVEUP
Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

UPRISE
Return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

7 Letters

CLIMBUP
Go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

SUCCEED
Be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

9 Letters

SKYROCKET
Sends a firework display high into the sky