Crossword Genius

Cross Italy with speed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irate

'cross' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'italy with speed' is the wordplay.
'italy' becomes 'i'.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'speed' becomes 'rate' (rate is a kind of speed).
'i'+'rate'='IRATE'

(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "Annoyed, nettled" , "Aggrieved" , "Angry - furious" , "Wrathful" , "Boiling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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