Can the knock back granted by open hands flurry of blows be used to push the target vertically?

Pushing someone away requires the whole move to be away from you. A diagonal push works. Vertical doesn't. #DnD https://t.co/5l2tNgKAPH

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 24, 2016

@JeremyECrawford @Vo1kain vertical is away but most dnd games kinda ignore it for simplicity. I'd rule sure you can push up if you're prone

— Megan McVey (@ShadowRadiance) August 24, 2016

@ShadowRadiance @Vo1kain Vertical is only away if the creature is on top of you.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 24, 2016

If your target is above you, however, you can push them vertically. The point is this: you must push away. #DnD https://t.co/UIqy6WYDTU

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 24, 2016

@demulhallDoes the secondary damage in Booming Blade count as being part of the melee attack, or is it separate? It's separate.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 15, 2016

@DnD5eQuestions We have a question about Shaping The Flowing River. Can a monk freeze water and shape in a single turn? Yes.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 7, 2016

@JTtheBeardless @mikemearlsSage Advice called out not preparing all spells, but can Clerics and Druids pray for a minute to swap them? No.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 20, 2016

@JTtheBeardless @mikemearlsSo the minute of prayer per spell level is just for flavor? Got it, thanks! Sure thing!

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 20, 2016

@JeremyECrawford @ChrisPerkinsDnD Shouldn't Genasi innate spells be tied to a mental score? Seems odd Con as spellcasting ability. Errata?

— Mayhern (@MayhernBR) August 12, 2016

Genasi spellcasting draws on the elemental power they carry within. Constitution is intentional. #DnD https://t.co/MXMxLZrmeq

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 12, 2016

@curbstompt13 Only if the weapon itself is magical

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 6, 2016

@JeremyECrawford Hello Jeremy. Would you allow a monk to use open hand technique to push 15 feet a 0 points of life troll that is prone?

— Enrique Delgado Torr (@enrikisinger) November 12, 2016

If a feature doesn't work on unconscious creatures, its text says so. Open Hand Technique doesn't say so. #DnD https://t.co/5gA8mmwAy9

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 14, 2016

@JeremyECrawford @ChrisPerkinsDnD "within 10 feet of you" is affected area a 20ft sphere centered on one grid vertex or a 25ft cube on you?

— CK (@seekay) July 31, 2016

"Within X feet of you"—that means within X feet of your space in every direction (a spherical area). #DnD https://t.co/e3rAdZTUhl

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 2, 2016