Went fast, but stopped short of the summit(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Went fast, but stopped short of the summit”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 19th June 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to SPED
The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.
- #6 across Rushed (4) 10th August 2026
- #1 across Rushed (4) 11th July 2026
- #28 down Rushed (4) 9th May 2026
- #23 across Went fast - yet at disheartening speed? (4) 16th April 2026
- #17 across Went quickly (4) 24th March 2026
- #36 across I went inside and snooped - lost no time (4) 9th January 2026
- #23 across Speed past (4) 31st December 2025
- #3 down Rushed (4) 28th December 2025
- #3 down Rushed (4) 8th December 2025
- #23 across Went fast (4) 22nd November 2025
- #16 down Rushed (4) 1st November 2025
- #3 down Rushed (4) 5th August 2025
- #3 down Went fast, but stopped short of the summit (4) 19th June 2025
- #28 down Rushed (4) 25th April 2025
- #25 across Hurried (4) 10th February 2025
- #31 down Rushed (4) 31st January 2025
- #3 down Speed past (4) 23rd December 2024
- #5 down Rushed (4) 10th September 2024
- #25 across Rushed (4) 29th August 2024
- #9 across Rushed (4) 30th April 2024
- #23 across Speed past (4) 22nd April 2024
- #5 down Hastened (4) 31st January 2024
- #4 down Rushed (4) 13th December 2023
- #23 across Rushed (4) 31st August 2023
- #13 across Rushed (4) 23rd August 2023
- #4 down Rushed (4) 9th May 2023
- #25 across Rushed (4) 24th April 2023
- #4 down Rushed (4) 15th March 2023
- #25 across Rushed (4) 10th February 2023
- #4 down Rushed (4) 1st February 2023
- #28 down Rushed (4) 19th December 2022
- #23 across Speed past (4) 7th December 2022
- #29 across Rushed the starting price to the editor (4) 14th November 2022
- #17 across Speed past (4) 16th August 2022
- #36 across Rushed (4) 5th July 2022
- #5 across Rushed (4) 8th June 2022
- #23 across Made haste, but with some lack of speed! (4) 27th April 2022
- #29 across Speed past (4) 20th January 2022
- #5 down Rushed (4) 9th November 2021
- #23 across Rushed (4) 1st November 2021
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 19th June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Follows by rail? (6)
- #1 down The old executioner's hat? (6)
- #2 down Fixing devices for a number of lights (6)
- #4 down Like a wave from the crowd (7)
- #5 down Where the islanders are friendly (5)
- #6 down He has skill and courage (5)
- #7 across She somehow managed to get a peep out of Noel (8)
- #8 across Like a poor excuse for a meal (4)
- #8 down Nominal mail sorter? (4)
- #9 down Satisfied the requirements of the police (3)