1: To move rapidly or at top speed; 'We ______ home.'

6: Move with difficulty in an upwards motion by grasping.

9: 'He is the fire ______. He is in charge of all the firemen.'

10: Physical strength.

11: A barrier that serves to enclose an area; 'I want a nice house with a white picket ______.'

12: Gatherings at the end?

14: 'Her room is upstairs, ______ mine.'

16: Plural of 'that.'

17: In the area or vicinity.

18: Allow to enter; grant entry to.

19: Twitch or tic

21: The _____ bird catches the worm.

24: 'That was cool Mark, do it ______!'

25: Many times at short intervals.

26: 'Jane has one more ______ left to compete in at the track meet.'

27: Take a sample of.

1: Speed competitions held at a specified time on a regular course; 'My grandpa is a big fan of horse ______.'

2: Wiley E. Coyote would always run off of the end of this.

3: Antonym of 'offence.'

4: Payment to a mobster, perhaps

5: Robert Mitchum film of 1960

6: They often act as enclosures for animals at the zoo.

7: One-time electronics giant

8: The first meal of the day.

13: A violent commotion or disturbance.

14: A wild and exciting undertaking.

15: Round, sweet sandwiches

18: Where aircraft takeoff and land.

20: Separated in place or position or time.

22: Mythical Himalayans

23: Small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle.

24: A period of time associated with a particular person or thing