| AIRPUMP | Used to inflate tires (7) |
| AIRLINE | What's used to inflate tyres for plane operator |
| DISTEND | Di tends to inflate things (7) |
| PUMPKIN | Hallowe'en decoration to inflate family? (7) |
| AIRBAGS | Safety devices in road vehicles, designed to inflate in the event of a collision (7) |
| EGOTRIP | Action to inflate one's sense of self-importance (7) |
| AIRBASE | Where to inflate tyres in service station? (3,4) |
| HELIUM | Gas used to inflate party balloons |
| FOOTPUMP | What may be used to inflate car tyre |
| PUMP | Device used to inflate (4) |
| OVERESTIMATE | Working out Everest, aim to inflate the level? |
| PRESSURISE | Media rues it's initial change to inflate fully |
| PUMPS | Devices to inflate slip- on shoes (5) |
| PUMPUP | Cheerful trainer starts to inflate (4,2) |
| TRADITION | River rising -- it starts to inflate old nun's habit (9) |
| EGO | The self that takes a trip to inflate selfopinion (3) |
| AERATE | To inflate, for example, say, big, blue balloon - flipping work out |
| OVERPAY | To do so will inflate one's earnings but could make OAP very upset (7) |
| BALLOON | Inflate (7) |
| SOUFFLE | A dish of egg whites whisked with cheese, chocolate, lemon or salmon, whose name, from French for "blow, breath, inflate", encapsulates its characteristic light airy fluffiness (7) |
