Pace of a fast rider(6 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Pace of a fast rider”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 22nd December 2025.

The answer is

S T R I D E

6 letters · most recently seen on 22nd December 2025

Other clues that solve to STRIDE

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#22 down Disburdened, maybe set out to walk (6) 1st August 2026
#22 down It's red, perhaps, yet means 'go' (6) 13th July 2026
#25 down Pace at which to shift dirt, in a way (6) 12th April 2026
#19 across Being free to set out, perhaps, walk (6) 22nd March 2026
#22 down Long step (6) 9th March 2026
#19 across Walk a short way then take a bus (6) 26th January 2026
#22 down Pace of a fast rider (6) 22nd December 2025
#4 across Long step or pace (6) 16th December 2025
#34 down Long step (6) 24th October 2025
#11 across It's a short way to ride, so walk (6) 17th July 2025
#36 across March (6) 19th June 2025
#22 down Walk about a yard, perhaps (6) 24th May 2025
#28 down Pace (6) 15th May 2025
#18 across Single step (6) 4th May 2025
#19 across Being free to set out, perhaps, walk (6) 29th January 2025
#36 across Long step (6) 11th December 2024
#1 down Step (6) 20th November 2024
#19 across Free to maybe set out and walk (6) 4th November 2024
#5 across Step (6) 16th October 2024
#22 down Walk about a yard? (6) 30th September 2024
#2 down Gait (6) 29th May 2024
#18 across Single step (6) 12th February 2024
#28 down Step (6) 19th January 2024
#22 down Single step (6) 25th December 2023
#19 across Walk, since it's only a short way to ride (6) 28th August 2023
#24 down Step taken to shift the dirt in the southeast (6) 1st June 2023
#18 across Walk or, for a short way, go by bus (6) 3rd January 2023
#10 across Pace (6) 7th November 2022
#22 down It's red, perhaps, so go ahead! (6) 21st June 2022
#19 across Walk a short way, then take a bus (6) 30th May 2022
#24 down Step (6) 9th May 2022
#18 across Walk, or ride on a little way (6) 12th April 2022
#3 down Step (6) 15th February 2022
#4 across When a team's out for a bit of training, it means progress (6) 3rd February 2022
#2 down Pace (6) 5th November 2021
#22 down Disburdened, maybe set out to walk (6) 29th June 2021
#22 down It's red, perhaps, yet means 'go' (6) 1st June 2021
#25 down Pace at which to shift dirt, in a way (6) 13th January 2021
#19 across Being free to set out, perhaps, walk (6) 14th December 2020
#22 down Long step (6) 24th November 2020

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 22nd December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across They're easy to knit (5)
#2 down Bad two points on the trot, perhaps (6)
#3 down Completely taken up by the Doctor on a bit of telly (6)
#4 down Boy's informal name for a month (3)
#5 down Colour possibly worn by a bighead (5)
#6 across Soft as daddy? (5)
#6 down Faint when you successfully finish the course? (4,3)
#7 down They're singularly positive (4)
#8 down Did dad have one when very young? (6)
#9 across There's a Yankee at most rehearsals, we're told (7)
#10 across Bit of a catastrophe possibly at the barber's (5)