Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Feb. 15 crossword, ‘What Goes Up Must Come Down’

Today’s puzzle is based connected the operation RISE AND FALL, which is the revealer astatine 119A: [Trajectory of this puzzle’s circled taxable … or, the four-letter words either spelled upward successful the starred entries oregon downward successful the double-starred entries]. Three single-starred entries connected the near broadside of the grid incorporate the connection RISE spelled upward. The vertically spelled RISE moves higher and higher successful each introduction arsenic you determination near to close successful the grid, truthful going from near to right: