Speed contest Crossword Clue

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Speed contest Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. compete in a race
2. cause to move fast or to rush or race
(noun)
1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
2. a canal for a current of water

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CONTEST (noun)
1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
2. a struggle between rivals
CONTEST (verb)
1. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
SPEED (noun)
1. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
2. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
SPEED (verb)
1. cause to move faster
2. move hurridly

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ACRE

More Newsday Crossword (8/10/2026) Answers

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18. 'What's __ for me?'

19. List of a sports squad's players

21. Facts and figures

22. Metallic rocks

23. FBI guys, for short

25. Gold-extraction activity

29. Huge

30. Scottish cap

33. Much-admired celebrity

34. Koran reader's faith

36. French yes

37. Book's chapter list

41. Fill-in-___-blank

42. Not qualified (for)

43. Very funny person

44. Note after fa

45. Sunbeam

46. Puzzle clue list heading

48. Lowly worker

50. 1000 grams, for short

52. Car's beeper

54. List of an eatery's main courses

60. Enthusiastic, as a fan

61. Poems of praise

62. Takes a bus or train

63. Path-following paper puzzle

64. Escape in a hurry

65. Seaweed

66. Vehicle on snow

67. Had the opinion

68. Impolite glance

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2. Vicinity

3. Fat-free milk

4. Store's customer

5. Stallion, for example

6. Assists in wrongdoing

7. __ of the above ('other' choice)

8. Native of Atlanta

9. All kidding __

10. Texas home of the Alamo

11. Decide not to include

12. Greek cheese

13. Small butter portion

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24. Group in charge: Abbr.

25. Catchers' gloves

26. State known for potatoes

27. Prestigious award for Peace

28. Not feeling well

29. Ink stain

31. Convertibles and sedans

32. Fine sprays

34. Far from certain

35. __-fi (outer space stories)

38. Coin in France and Spain

39. Intermittently

40. Make a mistake

46. British beer

47. Ranch's enclosure for steeds

49. Concluded

50. Prepare to propose

51. Atlas' closeup map

52. Performers who overact

53. Egg-shaped

55. Not doing anything

56. Marathon fraction

57. Outer margin

58. Close to

59. Find a purpose for

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