The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SPED , but the solution may also be RUN LIKE MAD which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Hotfooted it crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPED | 45 % | 4 |
| RAN | 28 % | 3 |
| HIED | 15 % | 4 |
| FLED | 5 % | 4 |
| RUN LIKE MAD | 3 % | 12 |
| RACED | 3 % | 5 |
| TORE | 3 % | 4 |
Why may RUN-LIKE-MAD be the right solution?
The phrase "run like mad" is a colloquial expression that means to run very quickly or urgently. It is a common idiom used to describe moving swiftly, making it a fitting answer for the clue "Hotfooted it."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hotfooted it
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hightailed it
- skedaddled
- bolted
- ran
- cunningham
- cat
- point
- render
- rigging
- gore
- round in
- swig
Crossword Answer definitions
SPED verb- To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
- To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
- To go fast.
- To exceed the speed limit.
- To increase the rate at which something occurs.
- To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
- To be expedient.
- To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
- To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
- To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
- To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SPED
- Flew by
- Floored it
- Hurried
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Tore
- Exceeded the limit
- Hustled
- Made haste
- Ignored the posted limits
- Went like the wind
More clues leading to the result RAN
- Campaigned
- Operated
- Sought office
- Competed
- Did a 5K
- High-tailed it
- Managed
- Took to one's heels
- Turned tail
- __ through (rehearsed)
More clues leading to the result HIED
- Made haste
- Went quickly
- Hustled
- Sped off
- Flew like the wind
- Got out of here but quick
- Rushed along
- Tore
- Made tracks
- Lit out quickly
More clues leading to the result FLED
- Made a quick departure
- Took off
- Vanished
- Cut and run
- Made a run for it
- Skipped town
- Ran away
- Tried to escape
- Escaped
- Hightailed it
More clues leading to the result RUN LIKE MAD
More clues leading to the result RACED
- Competed at Indy
- Sped
- Did the Wanamaker Mile
- Ran a 440, perhaps
- Ran for the gold
- Ran like the wind
- Competed with Seattle Slew
- Fought the clock
- Did a time trial
- Participated in an enduro