Speed ___ (65 mph, e.g.) Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Speed ___ (65 mph, e.g.)” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of July 13, 2025? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2025
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LIMIT is the answer to “Speed ___ (65 mph, e.g.)”. It means to restrict.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To restrict.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: ITMLI.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Put restrictions on”.
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Across
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- 13. "That ___ so bad!"5 letters, starts with WWASNT
- 18. Fall sign?4 letters, starts with TTHUD
- 19. Partner of 94 Across in the Garden of Eden4 letters, starts with AADAM
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- 21. Transform5 letters, starts with AALTER
- 22. Register in your memory10 letters, starts with CCOMETOMIND
- 24. Real enthusiast4 letters, starts with GGEEK
- 25. Late5 letters, starts with TTARDY
- 26. Egg cells3 letters, starts with OOVA
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- 28. "Curses! Foiled again!"5 letters, starts with BBLAST
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- 31. Dodge damage, maybe4 letters, starts with DDENT
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- 36. Real estate professional6 letters, starts with BBROKER
- 39. Royal ball observer?6 letters, starts with UUMPIRE
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- 43. Elicit a correction3 letters, starts with EERR
- 44. Step-by-step guide6 letters, starts with MMANUAL
- 46. The stuff of sparkly bombs7 letters, starts with GGLITTER
- 49. Respected figure5 letters, starts with EELDER
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- 59. Toddler4 letters, starts with TTYKE
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- 68. 45 Down resident, e.g.6 letters, starts with OOHIOAN
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- 71. Fractions of a joule4 letters, starts with EERGS
- 72. Palindromic livestock animal3 letters, starts with EEWE
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- 79. Stirs up5 letters, starts with RROILS
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- 86. Part of the eye with a pupillary zone4 letters, starts with IIRIS
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- 89. Economic indicators of consumption exceeding production13 letters, starts with TTRADEDEFICITS
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- 94. Partner of 19 Across in the Garden of Eden3 letters, starts with EEVE
- 95. Do-over at Wimbledon3 letters, starts with LLET
- 96. Chucks forcefully, as first popularized in 2014 viral Vine videos5 letters, starts with YYEETS
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- 106. Less skeptical5 letters, starts with SSURER
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Down
- 1. Source of gas heat, at times5 letters, starts with SSTOVE
- 2. "What a story!"5 letters, starts with OOHMAN
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- 4. Summer hrs. in Philly3 letters, starts with EEDT
- 5. Kerosene7 letters, starts with LLAMPOIL
- 6. Tense expert6 letters, starts with EEDITOR
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- 11. Caused by5 letters, starts with DDUETO
- 12. "___ me anything"3 letters, starts with AASK
- 13. Fountain stream8 letters, starts with WWATERJET
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- 16. "Network" actor Beatty3 letters, starts with NNED
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Questions
What is the answer to “Speed ___ (65 mph, e.g.)”?
LIMIT, 5 letters: to restrict.
When was “Speed ___ (65 mph, e.g.)” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of July 13, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with L.