Clues for the word "RAPID"
We've had 130 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 503 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on February 21, 2026.
Definition of rapid
- a. - Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.
- a. - Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.
- a. - Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
- a. - The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence.
Referring Clues
- Like some transit
- Swift
- Galloping
- Part of I.R.T.
- Fleet
- Speedy
- Word before transit or fire
- Part of REM
- Fast
- ___ Deployment Force (one Marine division and four Army divisions)
- Expeditious
- Presto
- Quick
- Like arpeggioed notes
- Hasty
- Part of BART
- Word with "transit" or "fire"
- Kind of transit
- REM part
- Transit type
- Type of transit
- Brisk
- Word with growth or transit
- Like white-water current
- Fast-moving
- Word with "fire" or "transit"
- ___ City, S.D.
- Word with "transit" or "fire"
- REM opener
- Meteoric
- ___ transit
- Hardly leisurely
- Word before "fire" or "transit"
- Word before "transit" or "fire"
- ___-fire
- Very fast
- Breakneck
- Like a charging cheetah
- Without warning, say
- ___ Robert: nickname for pitcher Bob Feller
- Very fast onset
- Like some heartbeats
- Quite quick
- Allegro
- Like white water?
- Lightning-quick
- It has a fast current
- Like rushing white water
- Characterized by speed
- Canoeing thrill
- Like some transit or fire
- See 5-Across
- Precipitate
- Celeritous
- Word with "fire" or "transmit"
- BART part
- Fleet of foot
- The R in REM
- Quick attack seizing power
- Jim Croce "___ Roy (The Stock Car Boy)"
- Fast Green Apple Quick Step song?
- Fleet is quiet in attack
- Fast at beginning of Ramadan paid off
- Express by writing a letter to a Greek in the road
- The punishment I had was swift
- Speedy Viennese footballers
- The crazy pair figure to be quick
- Sally's about to finish up fast!
- Lightning attack seizing power
- Quick but poor start in an attack
- Strike a bit of an idiot as fast
- Quick and quiet in attack
- Quick to do something about a drip
- Quick to attack the soft heart
- A drip is bad, so you need to be quick
- Lightning strike brings in first of pickets
- Swift and quiet in attack
- Speedy coppers participating in a raid
- Blame one laid on head of Dean Swift
- Sharp right, there may be a dip
- Quick raid in which coppers take part
- Fleet Street a constant intrusion
- Stern of ship blocking invasion fleet
- Fast, clear round for father in the ascendancy
- Shoot as Gunners drop back
- Swift passer-by starting to interrupt robbery
- Swift pounce involving copper
- Express
- One's right to be paid, perhaps, without delay
- Word with "transit"
- ___ transit (transportation such as subways)
- Fleet seeks power in attack
- Quick to criticise, I would say
- A drip forms like lightning
- Fleet coppers in surprise attack
- Speedy capture of President in attack
- Keep quiet during robery and be quick!
- Player initially in the attack is fast
- Brisk run then a swim back
- Fast type of music I finally liked
- Quickly accomplished air attack across centre of Memphis
- Speedy attack capturing leader of pack
- Swift attack round centre of Tripoli
- Express rebuke over identification
- Swift attack capturing prince
- Oh so quick
- Speedy attack capturing pawn
- The "R" of 28-Across
- Sudden police visit involving coppers
- Like rush job deliveries
- Singular thing to shoot in a canoe
- Like a speedy river?
- Punishment I had - and quick!
- I mean to return the day after, losing no time
- Very quick
- Quietly overwhelmed by assault like lightning
- A quick blow to avoid finally
- Singular thing to shoot on the river!
- Paid off, by the end of the year, which is quick
- Quick but soft-hearted attack!
- Sort of fire quick to gain ground?
- The "R" of the Bay Area's BART
- Quick raid capturing the pierhead
- Quick fix for a drip
- The "R" of BART
- The right to get paid as required, i.e., fast
- Like an allegro tempo
- Fast, like rushing water?
- Losing no time, pop back in to free
- The "R" of REM
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - February 21, 2026
- Penny Dell Sunday - February 15, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 13, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 29, 2026
- Daily American - January 19, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 08, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 07, 2025
- Daily American - November 01, 2025
- New York Times - October 29, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 26, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 08, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 29, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 07, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 28, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 25, 2025
- Daily American - July 23, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 18, 2025
- And in 473 more crossword puzzles...