Briefly adequate — though variable — increase in sound Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AMPLIFY Briefly adequate — though variable — increase in sound (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 3, 2024
5% ALBEIT Though (6) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
5% UPS Increases (3) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
5% ERRATIC Variable (7) Universal Oct 24, 2025
5% GHOST ___ variable, spooky-sounding "spirit" term for a placeholder or "dummy" variable used in programming formulas (5)
5% ENOUGHDOUGH Adequate cash (11) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
5% UTILE Adequately fulfilling a function (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
5% ENOUGH Adequate (6) (6) Puzzler Sep 23, 2025
5% OKAY Adequate (4) Newsday Sep 22, 2025
5% SOSO Just adequate (4) Newsday Sep 22, 2025

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