Expound
Crossword Clue and Answers

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We most recently saw this clue in The New York Times Crossword.

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  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 18 Jun 2020

Crossword Answers

4 letters

RIFF
A jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation

6 letters

DILATE
Become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

EXPAND
Grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

7 letters

EXPOSIT
State; "set forth one's reasons"

ENLARGE
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

EXPLAIN
Serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"

8 letters

SETFORTH
State; "set forth one's reasons"

FLESHOUT
Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

9 letters

LUCUBRATE
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

EXPATIATE
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

ELABORATE
Marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

INTERPRET
Make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

ELUCIDATE
Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"