Leave the crime scene in a hurry, say Crossword Clue
Last seen in: NYT Special · 2026-10-21
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Clue & Answer Meanings
(noun)
- a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
- the act of moving with great haste
- a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
(verb)
- make or roll into bolts
- eat hastily without proper chewing
- swallow hastily
- secure or lock with a bolt
- move or jump suddenly
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
(adverb)
- in a rigid manner
- directly
(noun)
- the act of departing politely
- permission to do something
- the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
(verb)
- leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
- be survived by after one's death
- leave behind unintentionally
- go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
- go away from a place
- move out of or depart from
- leave or give by will after one's death
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- put into the care or protection of someone
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in
- produce as a result or residue
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
- act or be so as to become in a specified state
- have left or have as a remainder
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99% match 4 lettersBOLT
Leave the crime scene in a hurry, say (4)
NYT Special · Oct 21, 2026
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