Race
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

REV
Rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs"

HIE
Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

RUN
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

4 letters

ACRE
A territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru

CARE
Attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

RUSH
Physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

WASH
The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

DASH
A quick run

TEAR
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"

ZOOM
The act of rising upward into the air

5 letters

HURRY
The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

HORSE
Solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

BREED
A special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"

TRIBE
A social division of (usually preliterate) people

REVUP
Increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an engine"

DERBY
A felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

SPEED
A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

6 letters

NATION
A politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

SCURRY
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way

HASTEN
Cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

HURTLE
Move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

PEOPLE
Members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"

STREAK
A distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"

SPRINT
A quick run

GALLOP
A fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

7 letters

REGATTA
A meeting for boat races

CONTEST
A struggle between rivals

RACEWAY
A course over which races are run

QUICKEN
Show signs of life; "the fetus quickened"

HOTFOOT
A practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it

8 letters

BACKWASH
The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"

STEPONIT
Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

MARATHON
Any long and arduous undertaking

CAMPAIGN
An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

9 letters

AIRSTREAM
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

PELTALONG
Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

RUSHALONG
Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

BELTALONG
Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

10 letters

SLIPSTREAM
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

SUBSPECIES
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

11 letters

BUCKETALONG
Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

COMPETITION
The act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

12 letters

STEEPLECHASE
A horse race over an obstructed course

13 letters

GOATHIGHSPEED

ROLLERBEARING
Bearings containing small metal balls

15 letters

CANNONBALLALONG
Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"