Expand - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'expand' is the definition.
(I know that swell is a more specific form of expand)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for swell that I've seen before include "Distend" , "organ effect" , "Expand abnormally" , "'Increase in size, number etc (5)'" , "mushroom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Guardian and the King Feature Syndicate.

'expand' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for widen that I've seen before include "Spread" , "Extend across" , "Edwin (anag)" , "Make broader" , "Increase dimension" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Guardian and the King Feature Syndicate.

'expand' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for stretch that I've seen before include "Time lag's got" , "that will make a bigger man of you?" , "Strain" , "Exaggerate" , "Time inside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent, the Evening Standard, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Penny Press and the King Feature Syndicate.

'expand' is the definition.
(I know that expand can be written as dilate)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for dilate that I've seen before include "Make or become wider" , "Get bigger" , "Expand - talk at length" , "Enlarge - detail (anag)" , "Make (something) wider or more open" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Daily Mail and The Star Tribune.

'expand' is the definition.
(to grow is to expand in size)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for grow that I've seen before include "Develop - propagate" , "Burgeon" , "Get bigger" , "Gain in size" , "Become bigger" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, The Times, The Mirror and the King Feature Syndicate.

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