Balloon is no fun from the outset, and others go up (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Balloon is no fun from the outset, and others go up (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on November 21, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INFLATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INFLATE Balloon is no fun from the outset, and others go up (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
6% DEFECT Go to the other side (6) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
5% GAS Fun time (3) LA Times Daily Nov 20, 2025
5% ENJOY "Have fun!" (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 20, 2025
5% TEASE Make fun of (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 20, 2025
5% HURRY "Go, go, go!" (5) New York Times Mini Nov 19, 2025
5% RISE Go up (4) Universal Nov 15, 2025
5% ETALIA "Where's Roma?" I'll go for Spain (and others) (6) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 14, 2025
5% GADGET Go in search of fun and receive something that does the trick (6) The Times Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
5% TEASING Making fun of (7) Commuter Nov 11, 2025

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