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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FAST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: FAST

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199%4Exact Match!
298%13QUICKASAFLASHExact Match!
397%6Exact Match!

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "FAST" which means:

    adjective
  • • Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
  • • (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
  • • At a rapid tempo
  • noun
  • • Abstaining from food
  • adverb
  • • Quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
  • • Firmly or closely
  • adjective satellite
  • • (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
  • • Resistant to destruction or fading
  • • Unrestrained by convention or morality
  • • Hurried and brief
  • • Securely fixed in place
  • • Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
  • • (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
  • verb
  • • Abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
  • • Abstain from eating
  • interjection
  • • Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She is a fast runner."
  • • "The car swerved to avoid the fast approaching truck."

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Clue Last Found In...

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New York Times11 Apr 2024 Down 34
The Guardian Quick29 Jan 2005 Down 4 QUICKASAFLASH
New York Times04 Jun 1995 Across 130
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