Leave the crime scene in a hurry, say Crossword Clue

Last seen in: NYT Special · 2026-10-21

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(noun)

  1. a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
  2. the act of moving with great haste
  3. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
  4. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
  5. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
  6. a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
  7. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

(verb)

  1. make or roll into bolts
  2. eat hastily without proper chewing
  3. swallow hastily
  4. secure or lock with a bolt
  5. move or jump suddenly
  6. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
  7. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

(adverb)

  1. in a rigid manner
  2. directly

(noun)

  1. the act of departing politely
  2. permission to do something
  3. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

(verb)

  1. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
  2. be survived by after one's death
  3. leave behind unintentionally
  4. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
  5. go away from a place
  6. move out of or depart from
  7. leave or give by will after one's death
  8. transmit (knowledge or skills)
  9. put into the care or protection of someone
  10. remove oneself from an association with or participation in
  11. produce as a result or residue
  12. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
  13. act or be so as to become in a specified state
  14. have left or have as a remainder

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 4 letters
    BOLT

    Leave the crime scene in a hurry, say (4)

    NYT Special · Oct 21, 2026

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