Instant
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Sun Cryptic.

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Publications

  • The Sun Cryptic - Sunday, 14 Nov 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 25 Jun 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 22 Jun 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Saturday, 22 May 2021
  • The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Saturday, 13 Mar 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Saturday, 20 Feb 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Monday, 1 Feb 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 29 Jan 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Sunday, 3 Jan 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 1 Oct 2020
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 12 Aug 2020

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SEC
An independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

TEA
A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"

CES

4 letters

INAN

TICK
Any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

JIFF

INST
In or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst"

WINK
Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"

SNAP
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"

5 letters

JIFFY
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

TRICE
Hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope

FLASH
A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

6 letters

MOMENT
A turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

MINUTE
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

SECOND
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

REPLAY
The immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape

CRYING
The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"

7 letters

EXIGENT
Requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

CLAMANT
Demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"

9 letters

HEARTBEAT
An animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"

TWINKLING
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

IMMEDIATE
Immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"

INSISTENT
Demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"

11 letters

SPLITSECOND
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

12 letters

BLINKOFANEYE
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

13 letters

NEWYORKMINUTE
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

INSTANTANEOUS
Occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"