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Hasty Escape Crossword Clue

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noun

• a rapid escape (as by criminals)

verb

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• give a thrashing to; beat hard

37%7 Making a hasty escape
noun

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

• the act of moving with great haste

• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

adverb

• in a rigid manner

• directly

verb

• move or jump suddenly

• secure or lock with a bolt

• swallow hastily

• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

• leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

• eat hastily without proper chewing

• make or roll into bolts

37%10 Making a hasty escape
verb

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

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New York Times08 Jul 2024 Down 9
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