This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 (54 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ D
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About the answer
SPEED as a word: The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion; (mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
SPEED has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 10, 2025.
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