Crossword answer
RAPID
5 letters · Used for 50 different clues · 183 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 22, 2026
Letter pattern
RAPID
Clues that lead to RAPID
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Really quick5USA TodayAug 22, 2026
Very fast5USA TodayAug 14, 2026
Speedy (5)5The GuardianJul 31, 2026
Quick5Evening StandardJul 30, 2026
Swift invasion to capture Portugal (5)5The SunJul 11, 2026
Fast-flowing part of river (5)5The SunJul 11, 2026
Swift5Daily ExpressJul 7, 2026
Quick to knock with identification5Daily ExpressJun 11, 2026
Speedy like some transit5Crosswords With FriendsMay 30, 2026
Pressure to stop surprise attack, and fast (5)5The SunMay 16, 2026
Swift and quiet in attack5Evening StandardApr 23, 2026
Sudden (5)5The SunMar 22, 2026
Quick, drop a rupee on the counter (5)5The SunMar 22, 2026
Fast5Evening StandardMar 9, 2026
Very quick5Puzzle PageMar 5, 2026
Galloping5NewsdayJan 31, 2026
Quick fix for a drip5Evening StandardJan 3, 2026
Quick raid capturing the pierhead5Evening StandardDec 8, 2025
Speedy5Evening StandardNov 7, 2025
The "R" of REM5New York TimesOct 29, 2025
Sort of fire quick to gain ground?5Evening StandardSep 29, 2025
Quick but soft-hearted attack!5Evening StandardSep 11, 2025
Expeditious5NewsdayAug 28, 2025
Quick and quiet in attack5Evening StandardAug 24, 2025
Singular thing to shoot on the river!5Evening StandardAug 12, 2025
A quick blow to avoid finally5Evening StandardAug 7, 2025
___-fire (quiz round, perhaps)5Daily ThemedJul 15, 2025
A drip can be fast5Evening StandardJun 7, 2025
Punishment I had - and quick!5Evening StandardMar 13, 2025
Fleet5New York TimesMar 9, 2025
Singular thing to shoot in a canoe5Evening StandardJan 1, 2025
Paid off, by the end of the year, which is quick5Evening StandardDec 27, 2024
Losing no time, pop back in to free5Evening StandardNov 29, 2024
Sudden police visit involving coppers5Evening StandardJun 27, 2024
One's right to be paid, perhaps, without delay5Evening StandardMar 6, 2024
Quick raid in which coppers take part5Evening StandardFeb 15, 2024
___-fire (like some quiz game show segments)5Daily ThemedJan 17, 2024
Sharp right, there may be a dip5Evening StandardNov 23, 2023
Speedy coppers participating in a raid5Evening StandardSep 5, 2023
A drip is bad, so you need to be quick5Evening StandardMay 3, 2023
Quick to do something about a drip5Evening StandardApr 6, 2023
Strike a bit of an idiot as fast5Evening StandardJan 23, 2023
Quick but poor start in an attack5Evening StandardOct 25, 2022
Sally's about to finish up fast!5Evening StandardMay 5, 2022
The right to get paid as required, i.e., fast5Evening StandardMar 31, 2022
The crazy pair figure to be quick5Evening StandardJan 24, 2022
Very speedy, as a water current5Daily ThemedJan 22, 2022
The punishment I had was swift5Evening StandardDec 9, 2021
___-fire (like some game show segments)5Daily ThemedJul 15, 2021
I mean to return the day after, losing no time5Evening StandardFeb 8, 2019
About RAPID in crosswords
RAPID is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 183 times in our database across 50 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Really quick” in the USA Today crossword on August 22, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
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SOFIACapital of Bulgaria (5)
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PLANTFactory
NERDSObsessive hobbyists
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SHOVEPush
BEARDWhiskers
TEACHInstruct
ATARIAsteroids game developer
RABBITorah scholar
Every appearance of RAPID (183)
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Aug 22, 2026
Really quick · USA Today · 48 Down
Aug 14, 2026
Very fast · USA Today · 19 Across
Jul 31, 2026
Speedy (5) · The Guardian · 6 Across
Jul 30, 2026
Quick · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 11, 2026
Fast-flowing part of river (5) · The Sun · 9 Across
Jul 11, 2026
Swift invasion to capture Portugal (5) · The Sun · 9 Across
Jul 7, 2026
Swift · Daily Express · 1 Down
Jun 28, 2026
Quick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 11, 2026
Quick to knock with identification · Daily Express · 23 Down
May 30, 2026
Speedy like some transit · Crosswords With Friends · 27
May 16, 2026
Speedy (5) · The Sun · 21 Down
May 16, 2026
Pressure to stop surprise attack, and fast (5) · The Sun · 21 Down
May 9, 2026
Swift · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Apr 23, 2026
Swift and quiet in attack · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Apr 11, 2026
Quick · The Independent · 7 Across
Apr 5, 2026
Quick · Daily Express · 3 Down
Mar 22, 2026
Sudden (5) · The Sun · 3 Down
Mar 22, 2026
Quick, drop a rupee on the counter (5) · The Sun · 3 Down
Mar 9, 2026
Fast · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 5, 2026
Very quick · Puzzle Page · 3 Down
Feb 25, 2026
Swift · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Jan 31, 2026
Galloping · Newsday · Across
Jan 29, 2026
Quick · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jan 3, 2026
Quick fix for a drip · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Dec 9, 2025
Quick fix for a drip · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Dec 8, 2025
Quick raid capturing the pierhead · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 7, 2025
Speedy · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Oct 29, 2025
The "R" of REM · New York Times · 1 Across
Oct 8, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Sep 30, 2025
Swift · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 29, 2025
Sort of fire quick to gain ground? · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Sep 11, 2025
Quick but soft-hearted attack! · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 28, 2025
Quick · The Independent · 8 Across
Aug 28, 2025
Expeditious · Newsday · Down
Aug 26, 2025
Swift · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Aug 24, 2025
Quick and quiet in attack · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Aug 23, 2025
Speedy · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Across
Aug 20, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Aug 12, 2025
Singular thing to shoot on the river! · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Aug 7, 2025
A quick blow to avoid finally · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jul 28, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jul 15, 2025
___-fire (quiz round, perhaps) · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Jul 8, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jun 22, 2025
Speedy · Newsday · Down
Jun 9, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jun 7, 2025
A drip can be fast · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jun 5, 2025
Swift · Evening Standard · 10 Across
May 28, 2025
Speedy · Newsday · Across
May 10, 2025
Speedy · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
May 7, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Apr 22, 2025
Swift · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Apr 17, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Apr 9, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Mar 25, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 19, 2025
Swift · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Mar 13, 2025
Punishment I had - and quick! · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Mar 9, 2025
Fleet · New York Times · 101 Across
Jan 22, 2025
Swift · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jan 3, 2025
Quick · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jan 1, 2025
Singular thing to shoot in a canoe · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Dec 27, 2024
Paid off, by the end of the year, which is quick · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Dec 9, 2024
Quick · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Nov 29, 2024
Losing no time, pop back in to free · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Nov 21, 2024
Quick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Nov 19, 2024
Swift · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 15, 2024
Quick · The Independent · 16 Down
Oct 24, 2024
Swift · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Aug 13, 2024
Swift · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jun 27, 2024
Sudden police visit involving coppers · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 26, 2024
Swift · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jun 20, 2024
Swift · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 31, 2024
Quick · Evening Standard · 3 Across
May 30, 2024
Quick · Evening Standard · 14 Down
May 8, 2024
Quick · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Mar 28, 2024
Quick · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 27, 2024
Swift · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Mar 7, 2024
Quick · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Mar 6, 2024
One's right to be paid, perhaps, without delay · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 15, 2024
Quick raid in which coppers take part · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 29, 2024
Quick · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jan 17, 2024
___-fire (like some quiz game show segments) · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Jan 4, 2024
Swift · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jan 2, 2024
Speedy · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Jan 1, 2024
Swift · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Dec 28, 2023
Quick · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Dec 4, 2023
Quick · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Nov 23, 2023
Sharp right, there may be a dip · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Oct 12, 2023
Swift · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Oct 6, 2023
Swift · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Sep 28, 2023
Quick · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 21, 2023
Swift · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Sep 5, 2023
Speedy coppers participating in a raid · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 20, 2023
Quick · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jun 14, 2023
Swift · Evening Standard · 26 Down
May 30, 2023
Swift · Evening Standard · 37 Across
May 3, 2023
A drip is bad, so you need to be quick · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Apr 6, 2023
Quick to do something about a drip · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Apr 5, 2023
Quick and quiet in attack · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 9, 2023
Swift · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 6, 2023
Quick · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 23, 2023
Strike a bit of an idiot as fast · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Nov 22, 2022
Swift · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Oct 25, 2022
Quick but poor start in an attack · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Oct 24, 2022
Swift · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Sep 27, 2022
Quick · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Aug 30, 2022
Quick and quiet in attack · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 25, 2022
Quick · Evening Standard · 22 Across
May 5, 2022
Sally's about to finish up fast! · Evening Standard · 20 Down
May 2, 2022
Quick · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Mar 31, 2022
The right to get paid as required, i.e., fast · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Mar 10, 2022
Swift · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Feb 23, 2022
Quick · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Feb 9, 2022
Quick · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jan 24, 2022
The crazy pair figure to be quick · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jan 22, 2022
Very speedy, as a water current · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Dec 9, 2021
The punishment I had was swift · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Nov 29, 2021
Quick fix for a drip · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Nov 26, 2021
Swift · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Nov 9, 2021
Quick · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Aug 23, 2021
Swift · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 16, 2021
Quick · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jul 29, 2021
Swift · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jul 16, 2021
Swift · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jul 15, 2021
___-fire (like some game show segments) · Daily Themed · 16 Down
Jun 28, 2021
Swift · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jun 28, 2021
Quick · Evening Standard · 10 Across
May 10, 2021
Quick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Feb 1, 2021
Swift and quiet in attack · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Dec 3, 2020
Swift · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Nov 24, 2020
Quick · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Nov 20, 2020
Speedy · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down
Sep 17, 2020
Quick · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Sep 14, 2020
Swift · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 10, 2020
Quick fix for a drip · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 8, 2020
Swift · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 6, 2020
Quick fix for a drip · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jul 2, 2020
Quick raid capturing the pierhead · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 18, 2020
Quick · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Mar 17, 2020
Sort of fire quick to gain ground? · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 19, 2020
Swift · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Feb 18, 2020
Quick · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Feb 13, 2020
Quick but soft-hearted attack! · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 13, 2020
Quick and quiet in attack · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jan 10, 2020
Paid off, by the end of the year, which is quick · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jan 1, 2020
Swift · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Dec 24, 2019
Singular thing to shoot on the river! · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Dec 24, 2019
Quick · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Dec 16, 2019
A quick blow to avoid finally · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Nov 26, 2019
Swift · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Nov 18, 2019
One's right to be paid, perhaps, without delay · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Oct 30, 2019
Swift · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Oct 7, 2019
Quick · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 25, 2019
Quick · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jul 9, 2019
Swift · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 25, 2019
Swift · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 18, 2019
Quick · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jun 6, 2019
Swift · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 15, 2019
Quick · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Apr 9, 2019
Quick · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Mar 19, 2019
Swift · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Feb 25, 2019
Quick · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 8, 2019
I mean to return the day after, losing no time · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Feb 5, 2019
Swift · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jan 14, 2019
Swift · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jan 1, 2019
Quick · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Dec 24, 2018
Quick · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Dec 11, 2018
Punishment I had - and quick! · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Dec 6, 2018
Quick · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 19, 2018
Swift · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Oct 8, 2018
Singular thing to shoot in a canoe · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Sep 26, 2018
Swift · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 31, 2018
Swift · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Aug 29, 2018
Quick · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Aug 14, 2018
Quick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 26, 2018
Swift · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 9, 2018
Swift · Evening Standard · 31 Down
May 3, 2018
Swift · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 18, 2018
Quick · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Apr 11, 2018
Sudden police visit involving coppers · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Feb 28, 2018
Swift · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Feb 26, 2018
Quick · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Jan 16, 2018
Quick · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jan 1, 2018
One's right to be paid, perhaps, without delay · Evening Standard · 27 Down