Raises - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'raises' is the definition.
('rear' can be a synonym of 'raise')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rears that I've seen before include "Back ends" , "Sets up" , "Fosters, brings up" , "Raises" , "bucks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Sun, the Universal, The Wall Street Journal and the Sydney Morning Herald.

'raises' is the definition.
(lifting is a kind of raising)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for lifts that I've seen before include "Hoists" , "Elevates or elevators" , "Picks up" , "free transport" , "They're elevators in America" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Sun, the Universal, The Wall Street Journal and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ups that I've seen before include "High points" , "Gains and losses - . . . and downs" , "successes" , "Raises" , "Positive phases of the cycle" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, the Universal, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Star Tribune.

Raises (5)