| Strike; popular song, e.g. | The Telegraph Mini | 21 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Smashing success | LA Times Daily | 30 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Song on a Billboard list | USA Today | 28 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | The -, 1984 crime film starring John Hurt, Terence Stamp and Tim Roth (3) | Mirror Quiz | 28 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Smash success? (3) | Puzzler Cryptic | 27 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Batter's goal | USA Today | 19 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | ___ the beach, tanning outing that's a relaxing activity for the last weekend before school |  |  | 
          
            | Big success | Newsday | 24 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Successful song | Commuter | 23 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Big success |  |  | 
          
            | ___ or miss |  |  | 
          
            | Hail Tesla driven by club | The Times Cryptic | 14 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Smashing success | LA Times Daily | 11 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Successful at-bat | Eugene Sheffer | 09 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Punch | LA Times Daily | 21 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Popular song | USA Today | 18 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | ___ the roof: get very angry? |  |  | 
          
            | What a red peg represents in the game Battleship |  |  | 
          
            | Music success: hit - |  |  | 
          
            | Top 10 song | New York Times | 09 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Collide or dash |  |  | 
          
            | Strike or reach |  |  | 
          
            | Blackjack request, with "me" |  |  | 
          
            | Double, say | Wall Street Journal | 26 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Strike | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 23 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | It's marked by a red peg in Battleship | Universal | 22 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Propel the ball in cricket, for example (3) |  |  | 
          
            | 2025 Dubai World Cup winner ridden by Florent Geroux (3,4) |  |  | 
          
            | To strike (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Clock, crown, or cuff |  |  | 
          
            | Successful at-bat | Commuter | 30 May 2025 | 
          
            | Success in a game of Battleship | New York Times | 16 May 2025 | 
          
            | Successful at-bat | Eugene Sheffer | 05 May 2025 | 
          
            | Opposite of 46a |  |  | 
          
            | Successful Broadway play (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Smashing success | USA Today | 30 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | "Your ___ Parade"; musical series of the '50s |  |  | 
          
            | Chart record |  |  | 
          
            | Strike as most snowy in the west (3) |  |  | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | What strikers do is a great success (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Strike chess player endlessly? (3) |  |  | 
          
            | We hold this success to be not particularly colourful (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Music chart topper, - song |  |  | 
          
            | The ___ List, music-based gameshow hosted by Marvin and Rochelle Humes (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Crowd-pleaser | Wall Street Journal | 27 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Successful at-bat | Commuter | 26 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Attack chess player endlessly? (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Smashing success | Universal | 24 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Chart-topping track |  |  | 
          
            | Smack | Eugene Sheffer | 22 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Music chart topper, ___ song |  |  | 
          
            | Visit to a webpage | Newsday | 16 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Creative success | Newsday | 13 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Popular success of strike (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Success | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 10 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Billboard chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Strike is a success | Mirror Cryptic | 07 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Punch | Mirror Quick | 07 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Strike or direct a blow |  |  | 
          
            | "___ me" (blackjack request) | Universal | 04 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | A successful blow? |  |  | 
          
            | Chart topper | USA Today | 28 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Box office smash |  |  | 
          
            | Success severely affected (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's goal | Thomas Joseph | 17 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | The leaders of heavy industry try to strike ... (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Bestselling song |  |  | 
          
            | In a month I threatened to strike (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Double down the line, for example | Family Time | 26 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Very successful pop song | Mirror Tea Time | 24 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Strike | The Telegraph Quick | 21 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | 9-Across's "What's Going On," for one |  |  | 
          
            | Punch | Mirror Quick | 20 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Strike is a success | Mirror Cryptic | 20 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | ''Battleship'' success | Family Time | 19 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Hot single | LA Times Daily | 18 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Chart-topper, like a song |  |  | 
          
            | Response in the game of Battleship | New York Times | 14 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Studio goal |  |  | 
          
            | Wildly popular song |  |  | 
          
            | Punch, whack (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Successful show | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 28 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Knock female in this direction (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Song that makes the charts |  |  | 
          
            | Box office smash | Newsday | 18 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | The strike is a great success (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Stat booster in volleyball or baseball | USA Today | 15 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Hard at it, you won't be missing anything (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Hard at it, you'll find success (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Smash, either on court or in the charts? | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Ray Charles song, ... the Road, Jack |  |  | 
          
            | Like a chart-topping song |  |  | 
          
            | Is it a blow when it's a great success? (3) |  |  | 
          
            | 'The ___', 1984 Stephen Frears film starring Terence Stamp (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Blockbuster | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 29 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Punch | Mirror Quick | 27 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Strike is a success | Mirror Cryptic | 27 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Eugene Sheffer | 26 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Billboard chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper | USA Today | 24 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Smack | Eugene Sheffer | 21 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Chart-topping single | Universal | 18 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Precursor to list or parade | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 17 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | One-___ wonder |  |  | 
          
            | Single, double, triple or home run in baseball (3) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ Me with Your Rhythm Stick, Ian Dury and the Blockheads song (3) | Puzzler | 11 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Broadway success | Thomas Joseph | 06 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | It's a great success, the bullet that finds its mark (3) |  |  | 
          
            | A popular killer? (3,3) |  |  | 
          
            | Don't miss this stage success (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Being successful, has clout (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Sold-out show | Thomas Joseph | 01 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Kind of list that enumerates popular songs? (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Blow or stroke |  |  | 
          
            | Come upon smack, crack or blow! (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Single or double | New York Times | 24 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | ___ the jackpot | Universal | 22 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Arrive in | Newsday | 21 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Battleship response | Universal | 21 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | ___ points (health in a video game) | USA Today | 17 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Homer, e.g. | Premier Sunday | 15 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | ___ the books (study) |  |  | 
          
            | Beat the record (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Billboard chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Song way up the charts |  |  | 
          
            | Successful song? (3) | Universal | 05 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Very successful pop song | Mirror Tea Time | 03 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | ___ or miss |  |  | 
          
            | Propel the ball in cricket or baseball, for example (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Successful song or film release (3) |  |  | 
          
            | #1 song, e.g. | Premier Sunday | 25 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | ___ or miss |  |  | 
          
            | Smashing success | Universal | 07 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Red peg, in Battleship | Wall Street Journal | 03 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Smash | Thomas Joseph | 24 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Smack or swat | Commuter | 22 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Greeting Thomas initially is a great success (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker punch, king ... (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Smack | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Career into |  |  | 
          
            | His initial theme became one (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Badly affected by success (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Strike is a conspicuous success (3) |  |  | 
          
            | This, to a great extent, ruined strike (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Strike affected successful theatrical venture (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Popular song on the charts |  |  | 
          
            | Aggressive choice in blackjack |  |  | 
          
            | ___ Me with Your Rhythm Stick, Ian Dury and the Blockheads song (3) | Puzzler | 11 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Single or homer | Commuter | 06 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Strike | Mirror Classic | 04 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Single or home run | Universal | 24 May 2024 | 
          
            | Smack | Eugene Sheffer | 23 May 2024 | 
          
            | Smash ___ (chart-topping song) |  |  | 
          
            | Double or triple, maybe | LA Times Daily | 21 May 2024 | 
          
            | Song that tops the charts |  |  | 
          
            | Chart topper |  |  | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Strike hard at it! (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Universal | 17 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Smack | Premier Sunday | 14 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Box office moneymaker | USA Today | 12 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Make hard contact with the thing in question (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Successful single (3) |  |  | 
          
            | A popular success in Wichita (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Big success | USA Today | 31 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Give a card, in a way | New York Times | 29 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | A great success for a shot on-target (3) |  |  | 
          
            | "Your ___ Parade" |  |  | 
          
            | Strike is success | Mirror Cryptic | 25 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Punch | Mirror Quick | 25 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Song in heavy rotation |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping track |  |  | 
          
            | Super-successful song, say |  |  | 
          
            | There's success in whittling it out (3) |  |  | 
          
            | "... the road, Jack, and don't you come back; No more, no more, no more, no more" |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper | LA Times Daily | 10 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Being on-target it is a big success (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Crash into the straw barriers and drop off (3,3,3) |  |  | 
          
            | A Whitehall success? (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Popular song | New York Times | 29 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Box office smash |  |  | 
          
            | Flax |  |  | 
          
            | Success | The Telegraph Quick | 23 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | "Your ___ Parade" of the 1950s |  |  | 
          
            | Damage popular venture? (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping record |  |  | 
          
            | Smashing success | LA Times Daily | 04 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Blackjack request | Universal | 03 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Hot sex is a rage (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Smash success? (3) | Puzzler Cryptic | 24 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Chart-topper, like a song |  |  | 
          
            | Top 40 single, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Popular song | USA Today | 09 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Whale |  |  | 
          
            | Song on Japan's Oricon chart, e.g. | USA Today | 02 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Strike with a blow or missile (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Don't miss this highly successful show |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Quadruple, say | Triple, say | Double, say |  |  | 
          
            | The opposite of turkey? (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Popular song on Billboard charts |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Universal | 16 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | One-___ wonder |  |  | 
          
            | Come upon | Newsday | 15 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Billboard Hot 100 song, e.g. | USA Today | 13 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Billboard Hot 1OO song, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Pop star's goal |  |  | 
          
            | Crack |  |  | 
          
            | Like a chart-topping song |  |  | 
          
            | Something that boosts a batting average |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the road (go traveling) |  |  | 
          
            | Strike | Mirror Classic | 28 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Box office success | Newsday | 27 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Billboard chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Smash success? (3) | Puzzler Cryptic | 25 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Strike | The Telegraph Quick | 24 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Arrive at | Newsday | 17 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Song that everyone's singing | Universal | 10 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Batter's objective | New York Times | 22 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Chart-topper | USA Today | 15 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Best seller | New York Times | 13 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Greeting, over time, success | The Times Quick Cryptic | 12 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Big success | New York Times | 05 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Battleships response | Wall Street Journal | 20 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Billboard chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Like a chart-topping song |  |  | 
          
            | Huge seller | Premier Sunday | 03 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Box office success | Newsday | 23 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Wall Street Journal | 21 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Wallop | Thomas Joseph | 14 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Great success | Universal | 12 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Chart-topping single, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball statistic for when a batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into the field |  |  | 
          
            | Box office success | Wall Street Journal | 07 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Thwack | USA Today | 05 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | ___ or miss |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | USA Today | 24 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Chart topper, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper | Universal | 07 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | ___-or-miss (unpredictable) |  |  | 
          
            | Husband getting with it is a success | The Times Cryptic | 23 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Wallop | Thomas Joseph | 19 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Smash success | USA Today | 14 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Successful film or play | Newsday | 13 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Batter's goal | Family Time | 29 May 2023 | 
          
            | Flop's opposite |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the sack (go to bed) | Universal | 19 May 2023 | 
          
            | Popular song | Thomas Joseph | 06 May 2023 | 
          
            | Success at the plate | Wall Street Journal | 02 May 2023 | 
          
            | Successful song | Universal | 27 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Give a card to | New York Times | 14 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Huge success | USA Today | 13 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song, say |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping song |  |  | 
          
            | Billboard chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping song, say |  |  | 
          
            | Song on a Billboard chart | USA Today | 25 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Chart-topper | Universal | 17 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Good guess in Battleship | LA Times Daily | 16 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Far from a flop | Universal | 12 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song |  |  | 
          
            | Smash ___ (chart-topping song) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the bullseye |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping song |  |  | 
          
            | Big success in sales | Newsday | 05 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Smack | Eugene Sheffer | 07 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Popular song | USA Today | 02 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Big success | Universal | 29 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Eugene Sheffer | 22 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Single, double or triple, in baseball | New York Times | 12 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Collide with | USA Today | 06 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Smash | Universal | 24 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | "___ me with your best shot!" |  |  | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Like a blockbuster |  |  | 
          
            | Blackjack choice | New York Times | 20 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Bop or conk | Universal | 19 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Wallop | Thomas Joseph | 06 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | "___ Me With Your Best Shot" |  |  | 
          
            | Success impacted | The Times Cryptic | 04 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | "___ Me With Your Best Shot" |  |  | 
          
            | Smack | Eugene Sheffer | 22 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Billboard chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Great success with hospital information technology | The Times Cryptic | 30 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Successful film | Newsday | 29 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | USA Today | 26 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Success in Battleship | Universal | 15 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Eugene Sheffer | 01 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Top 40 song | Universal | 31 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Cinematic success | Newsday | 24 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Single, say | Wall Street Journal | 21 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Chart-topper | Universal | 16 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Smash success | USA Today | 07 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Battleship player’s declaration | Wall Street Journal | 25 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Successful move in Battleship | USA Today | 24 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | ___ the nail on the head |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Smack | Eugene Sheffer | 24 May 2022 | 
          
            | ___ or miss? |  |  | 
          
            | It is associated with hotel buffet | The Times Cryptic | 19 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Double off the left-field wall, for example | Family Time | 04 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Contract killing | The Guardian Quick | 31 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Like a Top 40 song |  |  | 
          
            | Successful song | USA Today | 15 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Sold-out show | Thomas Joseph | 15 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Home run, for one | LA Times Daily | 08 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Home run, for one | The Washington Post | 08 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | ___-or-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song |  |  | 
          
            | No. 1 song | Universal | 19 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Like a bestselling novel |  |  | 
          
            | Songwriter's hope |  |  | 
          
            | ___-and-miss |  |  | 
          
            | Strike | The Times Concise | 07 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | One-___ wonder |  |  | 
          
            | One-___ wonder |  |  | 
          
            | Toke | New York Times | 10 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Success for a batter | Universal | 04 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Smack | Eugene Sheffer | 24 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Batter's goal | Thomas Joseph | 24 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Double, e.g | Wall Street Journal | 22 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Popular musical single |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Eugene Sheffer | 14 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Liner off the Fenway Park Green Monster | Family Time | 12 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Major success | LA Times Daily | 08 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Major success | The Washington Post | 08 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Runaway success | New York Times | 06 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Smash ___ (chart-topping song) |  |  | 
          
            | Strike | Canadiana | 23 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Producer’s hope | Wall Street Journal | 18 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Batter's goal | Thomas Joseph | 04 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Baseball crushed off the wall | Family Time | 19 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Batter's goal | Thomas Joseph | 16 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Impact | The Times Concise | 03 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Like a chart-topping number |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's goal | Thomas Joseph | 03 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Angel's wish | New York Times | 29 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Song that's high on the charts | USA Today | 22 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | ___ song (chart-topper) |  |  | 
          
            | Big success | Universal | 31 May 2021 | 
          
            | Successful video game | Universal | 29 May 2021 | 
          
            | Strike ... or a batter's success | Universal | 20 May 2021 | 
          
            | Strike | The Sun Two Speed | 19 May 2021 | 
          
            | Successful song provides beat | The Sun Two Speed | 19 May 2021 | 
          
            | Strike | Canadiana | 17 May 2021 | 
          
            | Buffet voucher doesn't include starter |  |  | 
          
            | Strike | The Telegraph Quick | 26 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | One-___ wonder |  |  | 
          
            | Characters in Whitehall or Knock? | Irish Times Crosaire | 24 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Crowd-pleaser | Wall Street Journal | 21 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Like a Billboard item |  |  | 
          
            | No. 1 song, e.g | USA Today | 05 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Eugene Sheffer | 04 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | '___ the dirt!' | The Washington Post Sunday | 21 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | ___ the bullseye |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship score | Jonesin | 02 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Like a heavily downloaded song |  |  | 
          
            | Two-bagger, for one | The Washington Post | 05 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Two-bagger, for one | LA Times Daily | 05 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Flop's opposite? |  |  | 
          
            | Best-seller | Newsday | 22 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Chart topper | Wall Street Journal | 21 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Big success | Premier Sunday | 13 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Huge success | Jonesin | 24 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Producer’s hope | Wall Street Journal | 21 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Success in Battleship | USA Today | 31 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Casual greeting to Royal Marines on one steam ship |  |  | 
          
            | Wallop | Thomas Joseph | 28 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Sellout | New York Times | 16 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Red peg, in the game Battleship | New York Times | 02 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Chart-topper | Universal | 28 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Buffet voucher (starter not included) | The Telegraph Cryptic | 21 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Like a popular flick |  |  | 
          
            | See 9 Down | Newsday | 05 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Decision in the game of blackjack | USA Today | 25 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Super success | New York Times | 12 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Chart-topper, e.g | USA Today | 03 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Single in Fenway Park | Family Time | 06 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Top 40 song, e.g | The Washington Post | 29 May 2020 | 
          
            | Top 40 song, e.g | LA Times Daily | 29 May 2020 | 
          
            | Double, e.g | Wall Street Journal | 27 May 2020 | 
          
            | Huge success | USA Today | 27 May 2020 | 
          
            | ___ or miss? |  |  | 
          
            | Sold-out show | Thomas Joseph | 18 May 2020 | 
          
            | Top seller | Wall Street Journal | 18 May 2020 | 
          
            | Creative success | Newsday | 10 May 2020 | 
          
            | Chart topper |  |  | 
          
            | Like a successful movie |  |  | 
          
            | Popular single | The Washington Post Sunday | 29 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Successful song delivers beat | The Telegraph Cryptic | 21 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Flop's opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Major success | Newsday | 13 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Chart-topper | Wall Street Journal | 03 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Knock successful song | The Telegraph Toughie | 03 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Collide with | USA Today | 17 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Chart topper |  |  | 
          
            | Chart topper | New York Times | 12 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Success dealt a blow |  |  | 
          
            | Great success | Newsday | 19 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | ___ the road (go traveling) |  |  | 
          
            | Like a blockbuster action movie |  |  | 
          
            | Sellout | Wall Street Journal | 26 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | ___ or miss |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Flirt with persistently, with "on" |  |  | 
          
            | Winner's strike | The Telegraph Cryptic | 19 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Very popular number | Newsday | 15 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Arrived at | Newsday | 09 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | One-___ wonder |  |  | 
          
            | "Battleship" success | Family Time | 04 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Flop's opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Word before "home" or "the road" |  |  | 
          
            | Giant success? | The Washington Post Sunday | 13 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Word before 'home' or 'the road' | New York Times | 13 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Chart-topper | USA Today | 12 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Chart-topper | New York Times | 07 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | ___-Boy, hip hop music producer who won a Grammy for "Racks in the Middle" |  |  | 
          
            | Top number | Newsday | 14 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | ___ song (chart-topper) |  |  | 
          
            | Strike | Irish Times Simplex | 20 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Batter's goal | Thomas Joseph | 16 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | One-___ wonder | Universal | 10 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Strike a target |  |  | 
          
            | Success in Battleship | Family Time | 22 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Top seller | Newsday | 03 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | ___ song (chart-topper) |  |  | 
          
            | #1, e.g | New York Times | 17 May 2019 | 
          
            | ___ the hay | Universal | 12 May 2019 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Universal | 07 May 2019 | 
          
            | Top 10 song | New York Times | 06 May 2019 | 
          
            | Musical success | The Washington Post | 28 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Musical success | LA Times Daily | 28 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Smite | Newsday | 26 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | ___-or-miss (similar probability) |  |  | 
          
            | Pop smash | Newsday | 16 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Smack | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Broadway success | The Washington Post | 25 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Broadway success | LA Times Daily | 25 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Deliver a punch or blow |  |  | 
          
            | One-___ wonder |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | #1, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Sellout |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the hay |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping song |  |  | 
          
            | Stand-up triple, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Musical success |  |  | 
          
            | Broadway success |  |  | 
          
            | Top 10 song |  |  | 
          
            | Producer's hope | Wall Street Journal | 27 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Box office success | USA Today | 25 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Box-office opposite of a flop |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship success | The Washington Post | 15 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Battleship success | LA Times Daily | 15 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Big success | Newsday | 05 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Popular song | Thomas Joseph | 16 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball stat | The Washington Post | 18 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Baseball stat | LA Times Daily | 18 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Successful song or film | Newsday | 04 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Welcome time to find success |  |  | 
          
            | Producer's dream | Wall Street Journal | 18 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Successful song | Thomas Joseph | 15 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Big success | New York Times | 12 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Google search results unit | New York Times | 08 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Bestseller |  |  | 
          
            | Rock smash, say | The Washington Post Sunday | 08 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Billboard Hot 100 topper | USA Today | 06 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Google search result | USA Today | 28 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Google ___ | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 08 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Batter's objective | USA Today | 13 May 2018 | 
          
            | Big success |  |  | 
          
            | Athletics achievement? | The Washington Post Sunday | 06 May 2018 | 
          
            | Conk | Premier Sunday | 29 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Chart-topping song | Newsday | 23 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Musical chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | Search engine result | New York Times | 23 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Success | The Telegraph Quick | 16 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Triple or homer | Family Time | 05 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Producer's dream | Thomas Joseph | 20 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | ___ or miss |  |  | 
          
            | Box office success | Newsday | 03 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Producer's hope |  |  | 
          
            | Google search results unit |  |  | 
          
            | Search engine result |  |  | 
          
            | Google ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Sellout |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball stat |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship success |  |  | 
          
            | Big success |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's objective |  |  | 
          
            | Google search result |  |  | 
          
            | Producer's dream |  |  | 
          
            | Double, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Billboard Hot 100 topper |  |  | 
          
            | Box office success |  |  | 
          
            | Miss's counterpart | New York Times | 30 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | A Top 10 song, say |  |  | 
          
            | Success for a batter | Universal | 14 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | ___ the road (go travelling) |  |  | 
          
            | Success in the game 60-Across ... or a hint to interpreting the circled squares | New York Times | 30 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Big success | The Washington Post | 19 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Big success | LA Times Daily | 19 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Big success, as some songs or movies |  |  | 
          
            | Single, double or triple | Universal | 04 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Producer's hope | Thomas Joseph | 28 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Box-office success | New York Times | 24 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Flop's opposite | The Washington Post | 19 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Flop's opposite | LA Times Daily | 19 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | A top 10 song, say |  |  | 
          
            | ___ or miss? |  |  | 
          
            | Big success, as a movie or song |  |  | 
          
            | Many a Beatles single | USA Today | 11 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Good guess in Battleship | USA Today | 06 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Capture man with bad habit, fellow with wicked wife (8, three words) |  |  | 
          
            | Single, say | Wall Street Journal | 02 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Strike | LA Times Daily | 31 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Strike | The Washington Post | 31 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Top 10 song, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Successful song or film | Universal | 08 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Chart-topping tune | USA Today | 17 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | To strike something |  |  | 
          
            | To strike something |  |  | 
          
            | Triple or homer | LA Times Daily | 10 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Triple or homer | The Washington Post | 10 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Box-office smash | Newsday | 15 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Arrive at | Newsday | 10 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Top 10 song, say | New York Times | 30 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Google result | The Washington Post | 26 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Google success | LA Times Daily | 09 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Single, e.g | Wall Street Journal | 05 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Google success |  |  | 
          
            | Strike |  |  | 
          
            | Flop's opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Box-office success |  |  | 
          
            | Single, double or triple |  |  | 
          
            | Triple or homer |  |  | 
          
            | Top 10 song, say |  |  | 
          
            | Big success |  |  | 
          
            | Success for a batter |  |  | 
          
            | Successful song or film |  |  | 
          
            | Many a Beatles single |  |  | 
          
            | Good guess in Battleship |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topping tune |  |  | 
          
            | Miss's counterpart |  |  | 
          
            | Success in the game 60-Across ... or a hint to interpreting the circled squares |  |  | 
          
            | Runner-advancing action | New York Times | 28 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Chart buster | Premier Sunday | 25 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Best-seller | Universal | 27 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Successful turn in the game Battleship | New York Times | 13 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | 'Big' was a big one | Wall Street Journal | 30 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Platinum record earner | The Washington Post | 08 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | 6-Across, for one | LA Times Daily | 31 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Baseball statistic | LA Times Daily | 29 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Flop's opposite | New York Times | 22 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Google goal | LA Times Daily | 02 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Killed two heads off in sheer blather |  |  | 
          
            | Chart topper | The Times Concise | 07 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Box office smash | The Washington Post | 04 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Double or home run | Family Time | 09 May 2016 | 
          
            | Cinematic success | Newsday | 20 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Web-page visit | Newsday | 01 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Pop __ | LA Times Daily | 25 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Top 10 song | LA Times Daily | 13 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Smash at the theater | Newsday | 04 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Stage success | Universal | 20 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Successful at-bat | Universal | 19 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Result of a successful at-bat | USA Today | 28 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Good news for a Battleships player | Wall Street Journal | 27 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Result of a successful at-bat |  |  | 
          
            | Flop's opposite |  |  | 
          
            | 6-Across, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Successful turn in the game Battleship |  |  | 
          
            | Runner-advancing action |  |  | 
          
            | Google goal |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball statistic |  |  | 
          
            | Blackjack decision | Jonesin | 29 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Successful song provides beat | The Times Cryptic | 17 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Success | The Washington Post | 16 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Website visit | USA Today | 30 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Chart-topper | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 27 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Swat | LA Times Daily | 09 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Batter's success | Universal | 29 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Help for the flummoxed | New York Times | 15 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Billboard listing | Wall Street Journal | 08 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Successful show | Newsday | 22 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Producer's hope | New York Times | 17 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Homer, e.g | Premier Sunday | 12 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Smite | Canadiana | 29 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Flop opposite | LA Times Daily | 24 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Blow; popular song | The Times Concise | 25 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Smash success? |  |  | 
          
            | Good guess in Battleship | LA Times Daily | 22 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Billboard's No. 1, e.g | USA Today | 04 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Box-office smash, e.g | USA Today | 19 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Line-drive single, e.g | USA Today | 16 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Big song | Jonesin | 15 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Swat |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's success |  |  | 
          
            | Successful show |  |  | 
          
            | Bestseller | Jonesin | 01 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Homer, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Website visit |  |  | 
          
            | Stones "One ___ (To the Body)" |  |  | 
          
            | Chartbuster |  |  | 
          
            | Billboard listing |  |  | 
          
            | Producer's hope |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship success |  |  | 
          
            | Success |  |  | 
          
            | Triple, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Flop opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Good guess in Battleship |  |  | 
          
            | Line-drive single, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Box-office smash, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Billboard's No. 1, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Sugarcubes song about top spot? |  |  | 
          
            | Popular number |  |  | 
          
            | Sock drained of colour we chucked |  |  | 
          
            | Google unit |  |  | 
          
            | Google result |  |  | 
          
            | Item on a Billboard list |  |  | 
          
            | Charter? |  |  | 
          
            | Billboard listing |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship cry |  |  | 
          
            | Collide with |  |  | 
          
            | Assassin's contract |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship success |  |  | 
          
            | Sellout |  |  | 
          
            | Internet-page visit |  |  | 
          
            | Land on |  |  | 
          
            | Platinum record, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship call |  |  | 
          
            | Box-office success |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of Google success |  |  | 
          
            | Bomb opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Parade member? |  |  | 
          
            | Popular show |  |  | 
          
            | Popular song |  |  | 
          
            | Google datum |  |  | 
          
            | Flop's opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Perfect game spoiler |  |  | 
          
            | Happy event for Mariners fans |  |  | 
          
            | Successful turn in Battleship |  |  | 
          
            | Google finding |  |  | 
          
            | Any top 10 song, say |  |  | 
          
            | Miss alternative |  |  | 
          
            | At-bat result |  |  | 
          
            | Any of the Billboard Top 40 |  |  | 
          
            | Googler's success |  |  | 
          
            | Popular |  |  | 
          
            | Moneymaker of a sort |  |  | 
          
            | Result of a good at-bat |  |  | 
          
            | Googler's success |  |  | 
          
            | Popular |  |  | 
          
            | Sock or belt |  |  | 
          
            | Bomb's opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Successful turn in Battleship |  |  | 
          
            | Stage success |  |  | 
          
            | Smash into |  |  | 
          
            | Come upon |  |  | 
          
            | What every rocker wants to have |  |  | 
          
            | Top tune |  |  | 
          
            | Nice at-bat result |  |  | 
          
            | Miss's partner |  |  | 
          
            | Box-office smash |  |  | 
          
            | Winner |  |  | 
          
            | Single or homer |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship success |  |  | 
          
            | Whack |  |  | 
          
            | Affected |  |  | 
          
            | Sock |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship success |  |  | 
          
            | Single or double |  |  | 
          
            | Top 10 tune |  |  | 
          
            | Popular success |  |  | 
          
            | Batting average fattener |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's datum |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's success |  |  | 
          
            | Mob job |  |  | 
          
            | Google success |  |  | 
          
            | Homer, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Single or double |  |  | 
          
            | Homer, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Best-seller |  |  | 
          
            | Diamond datum |  |  | 
          
            | Best-seller |  |  | 
          
            | Blackjack decision |  |  | 
          
            | Best-seller |  |  | 
          
            | Big success |  |  | 
          
            | Big moneymaker |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | Single or double, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Top Forty item |  |  | 
          
            | Affect severely |  |  | 
          
            | Best seller |  |  | 
          
            | Smack |  |  | 
          
            | Wallop |  |  | 
          
            | Sellout, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Number one single |  |  | 
          
            | Top ten item |  |  | 
          
            | Homer, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | No turkey |  |  | 
          
            | Single, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Smash |  |  | 
          
            | Successful song |  |  | 
          
            | Box office bonanza |  |  | 
          
            | Flip of a flop |  |  | 
          
            | Best seller |  |  | 
          
            | Smack |  |  | 
          
            | Top ten item |  |  | 
          
            | Wallop |  |  | 
          
            | Box-office bonanza |  |  | 
          
            | Chart topper |  |  | 
          
            | Partner of 40-Down, traffic-wise |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the ground running |  |  | 
          
            | Box-office bonanza |  |  | 
          
            | Any of the Top 40 |  |  | 
          
            | Any of the Billboard Top 40 |  |  | 
          
            | Successful turn in Battleship |  |  | 
          
            | Angel's delight |  |  | 
          
            | With 42-Down, words that can precede the answers to starred clues |  |  | 
          
            | Successful |  |  | 
          
            | Smasheroo |  |  | 
          
            | Producer's dream |  |  | 
          
            | Box-office smash |  |  | 
          
            | Miss partner |  |  | 
          
            | Successful film |  |  | 
          
            | Success in the offing? |  |  | 
          
            | Chartbuster |  |  | 
          
            | With 42-Down, words that can precede the answers to starred clues |  |  | 
          
            | Successful |  |  | 
          
            | Producer's dream |  |  | 
          
            | Box-office smash |  |  | 
          
            | One of Rose's 4,256 |  |  | 
          
            | Any of the Billboard Top 40 |  |  | 
          
            | One of Rose's 4,256 |  |  | 
          
            | Single or homer |  |  | 
          
            | Smite, and hint to this puzzle's theme |  |  | 
          
            | Google result |  |  | 
          
            | Single or homer |  |  | 
          
            | Smite, and hint to this puzzle's theme |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship player's goal |  |  | 
          
            | Producer's dream |  |  | 
          
            | Collide with |  |  | 
          
            | Producer's dream |  |  | 
          
            | See 28 Across |  |  | 
          
            | Gold-record earner |  |  | 
          
            | Big success |  |  | 
          
            | Success in the offing? |  |  | 
          
            | Broadway success |  |  | 
          
            | "Iron Man," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Sock |  |  | 
          
            | "___ the deck!" |  |  | 
          
            | Box score notation |  |  | 
          
            | Chart topper |  |  | 
          
            | Collide |  |  | 
          
            | Chart topper |  |  | 
          
            | Swat |  |  | 
          
            | Arrive in |  |  | 
          
            | Boffo |  |  | 
          
            | Single, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Big number |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship score |  |  | 
          
            | Web-page visit |  |  | 
          
            | Big number |  |  | 
          
            | Successful show |  |  | 
          
            | Web search result |  |  | 
          
            | Sock |  |  | 
          
            | Box-office success |  |  | 
          
            | Top-rated record |  |  | 
          
            | Platinum record, for sure |  |  | 
          
            | Strike |  |  | 
          
            | With 18-Across, be unsportsmanlike, literally |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's success |  |  | 
          
            | Broadway success |  |  | 
          
            | Thwack |  |  | 
          
            | Double, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | With 18-Across, be unsportsmanlike, literally |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship score |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's success |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball datum |  |  | 
          
            | Chart listing |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's goal |  |  | 
          
            | Best seller |  |  | 
          
            | Success |  |  | 
          
            | Box office success |  |  | 
          
            | Smash |  |  | 
          
            | Box office smash |  |  | 
          
            | Web search result |  |  | 
          
            | Run's partner |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | Producer's dream |  |  | 
          
            | Success |  |  | 
          
            | Perfect-game spoiler |  |  | 
          
            | Popular number |  |  | 
          
            | #1 song |  |  | 
          
            | Bomb's opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Flop opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Sensation |  |  | 
          
            | Big royalty generator |  |  | 
          
            | Chart topper |  |  | 
          
            | Big success |  |  | 
          
            | Smack |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's goal |  |  | 
          
            | Homer, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Miss partner |  |  | 
          
            | Single or double, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Angel's prayer |  |  | 
          
            | Conspicuous success |  |  | 
          
            | Battleships player's goal |  |  | 
          
            | Family event? |  |  | 
          
            | Chart item |  |  | 
          
            | Unit of Google success |  |  | 
          
            | Black jack dealer's action |  |  | 
          
            | Official scorer's ruling |  |  | 
          
            | Top ten record |  |  | 
          
            | Successful record |  |  | 
          
            | Belt |  |  | 
          
            | Gold record earner |  |  | 
          
            | Unit of Google success |  |  | 
          
            | Smash __ |  |  | 
          
            | Miss counterpart |  |  | 
          
            | Strike |  |  | 
          
            | Smashing success |  |  | 
          
            | Google return |  |  | 
          
            | Smash __ |  |  | 
          
            | Miss counterpart |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | Seriously affected |  |  | 
          
            | Successful song |  |  | 
          
            | It's delivered on the gridiron |  |  | 
          
            | Web-site visit |  |  | 
          
            | Miss's partner |  |  | 
          
            | Event on "The Sopranos" |  |  | 
          
            | Perfect game spoiler |  |  | 
          
            | Great success |  |  | 
          
            | Successful show |  |  | 
          
            | Strike |  |  | 
          
            | Billboard listing |  |  | 
          
            | Double, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Chart maker |  |  | 
          
            | Web site visit |  |  | 
          
            | Bat |  |  | 
          
            | Box office smash, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Box office smash |  |  | 
          
            | Bang |  |  | 
          
            | Like "Titanic" |  |  | 
          
            | Page visit, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Land on |  |  | 
          
            | Miss alternative |  |  | 
          
            | Ran into |  |  | 
          
            | Attain |  |  | 
          
            | Single, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | SRO success |  |  | 
          
            | Double or triple |  |  | 
          
            | Web-site visit |  |  | 
          
            | Top 10 record |  |  | 
          
            | Box office winner |  |  | 
          
            | Success in the offing? |  |  | 
          
            | Word before list of parade |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's goal |  |  | 
          
            | Ray Lewis will deliver it |  |  | 
          
            | Search engine result |  |  | 
          
            | Top-10 song |  |  | 
          
            | Word before list of parade |  |  | 
          
            | Successful play |  |  | 
          
            | Web search result |  |  | 
          
            | "Battleships" success |  |  | 
          
            | "___ Me With Your Best Shot" |  |  | 
          
            | Word before list or parade |  |  | 
          
            | Bat |  |  | 
          
            | SRO show |  |  | 
          
            | Perfect-game spoiler |  |  | 
          
            | Miss' opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Great success |  |  | 
          
            | Angel's wish |  |  | 
          
            | Top-10 song |  |  | 
          
            | Try to get to first base |  |  | 
          
            | Successful at-bat |  |  | 
          
            | Like a number-one song |  |  | 
          
            | Big seller |  |  | 
          
            | SRO show |  |  | 
          
            | Big seller |  |  | 
          
            | Broadway bonanza |  |  | 
          
            | Chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | Bump into |  |  | 
          
            | Successful song |  |  | 
          
            | Successful recording |  |  | 
          
            | Successful at-bat |  |  | 
          
            | Battleship score |  |  | 
          
            | "__ the deck!" |  |  | 
          
            | Success |  |  | 
          
            | Successful |  |  | 
          
            | Homer, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Strike |  |  | 
          
            | Broadway success |  |  | 
          
            | Flop's opposite |  |  | 
          
            | Big tune |  |  | 
          
            | Web-search result |  |  | 
          
            | Top record |  |  | 
          
            | Sellout |  |  | 
          
            | One way to get to first base |  |  | 
          
            | It is associated with hotel buffet |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the ground running |  |  | 
          
            | Successful at-bat |  |  | 
          
            | "Livin' La Vida Loca," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Cybersearch result |  |  | 
          
            | Internet page visit |  |  | 
          
            | Severely affected |  |  | 
          
            | Single or double |  |  | 
          
            | Flirt with persistently, with "on" |  |  | 
          
            | Website viewing unit |  |  | 
          
            | Single or double |  |  | 
          
            | Gold-record earner |  |  | 
          
            | Best-selling |  |  | 
          
            | Synonym of 22 Across |  |  | 
          
            | Web page request |  |  | 
          
            | Big song |  |  | 
          
            | Internet-page visit |  |  | 
          
            | Bat successfully |  |  | 
          
            | Web site usage unit |  |  | 
          
            | Web traffic unit |  |  | 
          
            | "The Big ___" (Mark Wahlberg movie) |  |  | 
          
            | Whack |  |  | 
          
            | Triple, say |  |  | 
          
            | Smash |  |  | 
          
            | Smash |  |  | 
          
            | Strike |  |  | 
          
            | SRO show |  |  | 
          
            | Popular number |  |  | 
          
            | Run partner  in baseball |  |  | 
          
            | Billboard chart-topper |  |  | 
          
            | Box score notation |  |  | 
          
            | Angel's prayer |  |  | 
          
            | Success |  |  | 
          
            | Reason for a full house |  |  | 
          
            | Top 40 song |  |  | 
          
            | Homer, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Batter |  |  | 
          
            | Diamond datum |  |  | 
          
            | Conked |  |  | 
          
            | S.R.O. show |  |  | 
          
            | Gold record |  |  | 
          
            | Belt |  |  | 
          
            | Whop |  |  | 
          
            | Struck |  |  | 
          
            | Skeet feat |  |  | 
          
            | Musical smash |  |  | 
          
            | Broadway success |  |  | 
          
            | Sensation |  |  | 
          
            | Single, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's goal |  |  | 
          
            | Popular number |  |  | 
          
            | S.R.O. production |  |  | 
          
            | "Chantilly Lace," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | What Casey didn't get |  |  | 
          
            | Rialto blockbuster |  |  | 
          
            | Punch |  |  | 
          
            | What a sleeper turns out to be |  |  | 
          
            | A single is one |  |  | 
          
            | Ten-strike |  |  | 
          
            | Three-bagger, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of show or record |  |  | 
          
            | Triple, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | "Evita," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Angel's hope |  |  | 
          
            | Popular favorite |  |  | 
          
            | Double, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Rod Carew specialty |  |  | 
          
            | Line-drive double, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Texas leaguer, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Film like "Rocky" |  |  | 
          
            | Batter's objective |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the deck |  |  | 
          
            | Single or double, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the hay |  |  | 
          
            | Gang murder |  |  | 
          
            | S.R.O. offering |  |  | 
          
            | Double or triple |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball statistic |  |  | 
          
            | Blackjack word |  |  | 
          
            | Single, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Blackjack player's word |  |  | 
          
            | Successful show |  |  | 
          
            | Popular tune |  |  | 
          
            | Hammer blow. |  |  | 
          
            | Single or double. |  |  | 
          
            | Stroke of luck |  |  | 
          
            | Single. |  |  | 
          
            | Single, for one. |  |  | 
          
            | Double is one. |  |  | 
          
            | Light upon |  |  | 
          
            | "Twentieth Century," for instance. |  |  | 
          
            | Texas leaguer, for example. |  |  | 
          
            | Affect strongly. |  |  | 
          
            | Successful show. |  |  | 
          
            | Body blow |  |  | 
          
            | "Bye-Bye Birdie." |  |  | 
          
            | Toke |  |  | 
          
            | Salon visit? |  |  | 
          
            | Sock or belt |  |  | 
          
            | Means of getting to first base. |  |  | 
          
            | Stroke of luck. |  |  | 
          
            | Popular song. |  |  | 
          
            | Backgammon move. |  |  | 
          
            | Success. |  |  | 
          
            | Broadway success. |  |  | 
          
            | A successful performance. |  |  | 
          
            | Apt expression. |  |  | 
          
            | Fortunate chance. |  |  | 
          
            | Earned base. |  |  | 
          
            | Three-bagger. |  |  | 
          
            | Triple, for example. |  |  | 
          
            | Base ___. |  |  | 
          
            | Playwright's dream. |  |  | 
          
            | S.R.O. show. |  |  | 
          
            | "Fanny," for example. |  |  | 
          
            | Texas leaguer. |  |  | 
          
            | Stroke of good fortune. |  |  | 
          
            | Big success. |  |  | 
          
            | Theatrical godsend. |  |  | 
          
            | Good show. |  |  | 
          
            | Bing result |  |  | 
          
            | Baseball term. |  |  | 
          
            | ___ one's stride. |  |  | 
          
            | Popular show. |  |  | 
          
            | Attack. |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of song. |  |  | 
          
            | Light upon. |  |  | 
          
            | Sell-out. |  |  | 
          
            | Singled. |  |  |