'Hit the gas!' Crossword Clue

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'Hit the gas!' Crossword Answer

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ACCELERATE

(10 letters)

SPEEDUP

(7 letters)

GUNIT

(5 letters)

FLOORIT

(7 letters)

STEPONIT

(8 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. rate of revolution of a motor
(verb)
1. increase the number of rotations per minute

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HIT (verb)
1. drive something violently into a location
2. kill intentionally and with premeditation
HIT (noun)
1. a conspicuous success
2. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
GAS (noun)
1. a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
2. a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
GAS (verb)
1. show off
2. attack with gas; subject to gas fumes

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ACCELERATE
(10 letters)
SPEEDUP
(7 letters)
GUNIT
(5 letters)
FLOORIT
(7 letters)
STEPONIT
(8 letters)

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23. Hockey great Robitaille

24. What the "Ex-Presidents" do when not robbing banks, in Point Break

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33. Goddess name-checked in Tal Bachman's "She's So High"

36. Position on a mat

39. Man's name that becomes a common woman's name when a y is added at the end

40. Car emission that routinely gets tested

44. Most reserved

46. "Ring a ___?"

48. Emotion that might accompany a 😲 expression

49. Casino with locations in Vegas and Tahoe

51. A very boring movie, maybe

53. 'Indeed'

54. ___ chart (team's structure)

57. Rainbow maker

58. High-altitude spots from which to catch a game

61. Go out to eat?

62. Sensational experiences?

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Down

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2. Director Welles

3. Stash for a squirrel, maybe

4. Hump-day follower: abbr.

5. Some rental units (Abbr.)

6. Close

7. Ancient Celtic priest

8. Like some wines

9. Likely complaint on a sweltering day

10. Fair-hiring letters

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12. Most definite

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14. "Sorry to Bother You" actor Thompson

18. Title role for Julia Louis-Dreyfus

20. Response to a sick burn?

22. Some walking sticks

25. Not quite tartare

26. Bad thing to drop during church service

29. More balanced

31. Garfield's best friend and frequent victim

34. Rose Parade city

35. Popular Italian espresso brand

36. Far from glowing

37. ___ of the Dead (Edgar Wright film)

38. Bug in one's ear, maybe

41. Lunatics

42. Hasn't settled with

43. Hackneyed way of addressing gentlemen

45. Ancient city along the Nile

47. Mental breaks

50. Sound of a watermelon hitting the ground, maybe

52. Take with force

55. Prefix with prompter but not prompt

56. Mass

59. A dog may do it for a treat

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