| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Gets more intense | Commuter | 02 Sep 2025 |
| Expands (of conflict) | ||
| Worried as Lee's act goes from bad to worse (9) | ||
| Increases being, in various cases, overdue (9) | ||
| Climb from bottom to top, a system goes up | ||
| Steps up, being formerly involved in unusual cases | The Telegraph Cryptic | 02 Jan 2019 |
| Skyrockets | ||
| Resolved cases receive overdue increases | ||
| Steps up | ||
| Snowballs | ||
| Intensifies | ||
| Gets worse | ||
| Snowballs |