NYT Crossword · 16 Across
“Sharp increase” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 as 16 Across. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · 16 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Sep 30, 2026 · 16 Across · 5 letters
- Dec 19, 2023 · 22 Across · 5 letters
- Mar 26, 2023 · 112 Down · 4 letters
- Mar 13, 2021 · 15 Down · 4 letters
- Feb 12, 2021 · 42 Down · 4 letters
- Sep 19, 2017 · 60 Across · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
Across
- 1Much-used pencil crossword clue4 letters
- 5Composed crossword clue4 letters
- 9A bit off crossword clue5 letters
- 14Isle that's the traditional burial site of Scottish kings crossword clue4 letters
- 15Mayberry kid on old TV crossword clue4 letters
- 17Market! crossword clue9 letters
- 19Walked while fraught with worry, say crossword clue5 letters
- 20Like a moon that is not full but is more than half visible crossword clue7 letters
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- 23Sign up crossword clue6 letters
- 24Ticket! crossword clue8 letters
- 27Nottingham-to-London dir. crossword clue3 letters
- 28It was you crossword clue4 letters
- 30Attributed writer of the third Gospel crossword clue6 letters
- 31Culinary connoisseur crossword clue6 letters
- 33GPS's guesses crossword clue4 letters
- 34Planet! crossword clue13 letters
- 38Desert landform crossword clue4 letters
- 39San Francisco team, informally crossword clue6 letters
- 40Best and most awesome, in slang crossword clue6 letters
- 43Times Sq. squad crossword clue4 letters
- 44Humanities degs. crossword clue3 letters
- 47Packet! crossword clue8 letters
- 49Person's bidding crossword clue6 letters
- 51Need for a greedy Swede? crossword clue5 letters
- 52Great flair crossword clue7 letters
- 53Nail a test crossword clue5 letters
- 55Locket! crossword clue9 letters
- 57Pie-in-the-face sound crossword clue5 letters
- 58Sized up crossword clue4 letters
- 59Hightailed it crossword clue4 letters
- 60How a trickster might behave crossword clue5 letters
- 61Group in a gym routine crossword clue4 letters
- 62Margarine crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Drawn-out attacks crossword clue6 letters
- 2Things to be cleansed from the body crossword clue6 letters
- 3Powerless crossword clue6 letters
- 4Movie with the record for the longest time between its release and the release of its sequel (63 years) crossword clue5 letters
- 5Writing partner crossword clue8 letters
- 6Many tech start-up ideas crossword clue4 letters
- 7Trust eroder crossword clue3 letters
- 8Some concert gear, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 9Feature crossword clue6 letters
- 10They might get lit at a birthday celebration crossword clue9 letters
- 11Be super-successful, in slang crossword clue8 letters
- 12Scrape (by) crossword clue3 letters
- 13Give a ring, say crossword clue3 letters
- 18Surgery recovery period, in brief crossword clue6 letters
- 22"___ Troyens" (five-hour French opera) crossword clue3 letters
- 24Collection of dishes? crossword clue7 letters
- 25Up to snuff crossword clue4 letters
- 26Treasure map markings crossword clue3 letters
- 29God whose name has one "I," fittingly crossword clue4 letters
- 31Offer from many a streaming service crossword clue9 letters
- 32Start of a counting rhyme crossword clue4 letters
- 34"Star Trek" helmsman crossword clue4 letters
- 35Doubtful crossword clue8 letters
- 36Musical promoters of school spirit crossword clue8 letters
- 37Impassioned crossword clue6 letters
- 38Insult crossword clue3 letters
- 41"Star Trek" engineer crossword clue6 letters
- 42Trig function that can output every real number crossword clue3 letters
- 44"Don't freak out, dude" crossword clue6 letters
- 45Where landlubbers are at home crossword clue6 letters
- 46It often features panels with speakers crossword clue6 letters
- 48Targets of some heists crossword clue5 letters
- 50Was out of other options crossword clue5 letters
- 52Word found at the start of "Poe, to name one" crossword clue4 letters
- 53Burro crossword clue3 letters
- 54Rank below sgt. crossword clue3 letters
- 56Bread choice crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Sharp increase”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with S and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Sharp increase” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 16 Across. It has appeared 6 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Sharp increase” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is SPIKE. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.