Participates in a race — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 1 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RUNS
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 1 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 1 2026
RUNS
Home ___ (certain baseball scores)
RUNS
4
Takes a PACER test
RUNS
4
Takes part in a marathon, say
RUNS
4
Participates in a marathon ... or what a batsman scores in cricket
RUNS
4
Sprints or takes off
RUNS
4
Participates in a marathon
RUNS
4
Participates in a sprint
RUNS
4
Partakes in a marathon
RUNS
4
Flees a scene
RUNS
4
Sprints
RUNS
4
Competes in a marathon?
RUNS
4
Baseball scores
RUNS
4
"I can neither confirm ___ deny"
NOR
3
Beaver's water-blocking structure
DAM
3
___ Thurman, name seen on "Kill Bill" posters
UMA
3
Fast, flightless Aussie bird
EMU
3
___ John's (pizza chain)
PAPA
4
___ Bell (place to get a burrito)
TACO
4
Common letters in "penny" and "ennui"
ENN
3
Tears apart
RIPS
4
Black ___ Peas ("I Gotta Feeling" band)
EYED
4
"The bell doesn't ___ you, I do!" (angry teacher's line, perhaps)
DISMISS
7
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