| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ASHURA | Mohammedan fast day. |
| RAMADAN | Mohammedan fast. |
| NINTHOFAB | Jewish fast day. |
| YOMKIPPUR | Hebrew fast day |
| TISHA | ... b'Av (annual Jewish fast day) |
| SOFT | "Not so fast!" in Shakespeare's day. |
| HAPPYMEAL | Fast-food order placed millions of times a day worldwide |
| gainers | run fast by the amount of the clock gains a minute a day |
| KELP | Part of a forest that can grow as fast as two feet a day |
| quadragesimal | consisting of 40; specifically, in regard to a 40-day fast occurring during Lent |
