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 (6/29/2026) Answers

Across

1. International treaty

5. African snakes

9. __ Dane (large dog)

14. Month that Hancock signed the Declaration

15. Hoofbeat sound

16. Arrive at, as a destination

17. Break sharply

18. Fey of TV or singer Turner

19. See eye to eye

20. With 52-Across, 1776, as compared to 2026

23. Acorn's tree

24. Baby boomer's kid

25. __ column (backbone)

29. Paintings and sculptures

31. Sunrise

35. Knight's metal suit

36. Catch in a trap

38. Tip of a sock

39. Ben Franklin, John Adams, etc.

42. Double-curve letter

43. Clown's height extender

44. Seashore

45. Solidifies, as cement

47. Gorilla or chimp

48. Main ideas

49. Liquid to fry in

51. Pool player's stick

52. See 20 Across

59. Novels' story lines

60. Apex

61. Rural hotels

63. Native American carved pole

64. 'This is fun!'

66. Well-informed

67. When morning ends

68. Meal in a slow cooker

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Down

1. Nightclothes, for short

2. Mom or dad's sister

3. Eagle's talon

4. Keyboard mistake

5. Authentic

6. Slither like a snake

7. Small lake

8. Practice boxing

9. Mark, as exams

10. High esteem

11. Deserve to receive

12. Scored 100% on

13. Fill-in-___-blank

21. Stockpiles greedily

22. Optional purchase

25. Bank vaults

26. Writing that's not poetry

27. "There's no choice for me"

28. "Opposite" prefix for sense

29. Right __ (90-degree shape)

30. Castaway's log vessel

32. Squad of best players

33. Not done as well

34. Sparrows' homes

36. Small scissor cut

37. Engraves deeply

40. Rome's country

41. Weed-chopping farm tool

46. Not as loud

48. Soup-serving bowl

50. 'Who's there?' reply

51. Brief film role

52. River's motion

53. Slightest trace

54. Sound from a bored person

55. Twice-heard sound

56. Ventilates

57. Small pesky fly

58. ___ upon a time

59. School support group: Abbr.

62. Do some stitching

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