Swift
Crossword Clue & Answers

26 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword

We found 17 answers for the crossword clue 'Swift', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Swift a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Swift as an answer itself some 115 times.

Swift is a single word clue made up of 5 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Friday, 03 December 2021 with the answer being FLEET, but the most popular answer for this clue is RAPID.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 3 Dec 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 26 Nov 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 6 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 23 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 20 Aug 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 12 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 29 Jul 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 16 Jul 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 28 Jun 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 13 May 2021

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Swift', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Swift' and give you a hint.

• Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
• A small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
• United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
• An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
• Moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

BIRD
Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

FAST
Abstaining from food

5 Letters

BRISK
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

FLEET
A group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

QUICK
Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

RAPID
Done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"

6 Letters

SPEEDY
Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

8 Letters

METEORIC
Pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids; "meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts"

9 Letters

BLUEBELLY

DEANSWIFT
An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)

GALLOPING

11 Letters

FLEETOFFOOT

13 Letters

JONATHANSWIFT
An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)

15 Letters

BRITISHSATIRIST

18 Letters

WESTERNFENCELIZARD
Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

21 Letters

GUSTAVUSFRANKLINSWIFT
United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

22 Letters

SCELOPORUSOCCIDENTALIS
Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks