| Sharp blows (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Mar 2026 |
| Smacks a baseball |
LA Times Mini |
26 Feb 2026 |
| Hard smacks |
Newsday |
05 Feb 2026 |
| Tries for flies |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jan 2026 |
| Sharp blows |
Newsday |
28 Dec 2025 |
| Hits, as a buzzing insect |
Universal |
19 Nov 2025 |
| Buzzer beaters? |
The Atlantic |
16 Nov 2025 |
| Thwacks |
Universal |
11 Nov 2025 |
| Whacks |
Premier Sunday |
09 Nov 2025 |
| Forceful hits |
Commuter |
26 Sep 2025 |
| Hits at flies (5) |
Mirror Classic |
23 Sep 2025 |
| Hits, as a fly |
The Telegraph Plusword |
01 Aug 2025 |
| Hits with a newspaper |
Commuter |
12 Jul 2025 |
| Goes after flies |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jun 2025 |
| Debugs? |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Feb 2025 |
| Bats at, as a fly |
The Telegraph Plusword |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Hits at, as a fly |
The Telegraph Plusword |
27 Jan 2025 |
| Smacks a fly, say |
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| Quick hits |
Commuter |
04 Nov 2024 |
| Being smart, strikes! |
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| Nails with a newspaper, as a fly |
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| Tries to hit, as flies |
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| Name given to the US Navys special ops Sea, Air and Land teams (5) |
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| Big hits |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2024 |
| Whacks |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jul 2024 |
| Thwacks |
New York Times |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Squashes (bug) |
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| Playfully hits |
Commuter |
12 Apr 2024 |
| Slaps, smacks |
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| Mighty blows |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2024 |
| Hits at a fly, e.g. (5) |
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| Goes after a fly |
LA Times Daily |
20 Oct 2023 |
| Tries to kill a fly |
USA Today |
08 Oct 2023 |
| Major blows |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Tries for a fly |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Oct 2023 |
| Attacks, as a fly |
Newsday |
01 Aug 2023 |
| Smacks a fly, say |
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| Sharp blows |
Newsday |
11 Dec 2022 |
| Smacks, as a fly |
Universal |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Hits, as a baseball |
Family Time |
10 Oct 2022 |
| Smacks a baseball |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jun 2022 |
| Forceful hits |
Newsday |
15 Jun 2022 |
| Swings at a fly |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2022 |
| Swings at a fly |
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| Attacks, like a fly |
Universal |
24 Mar 2022 |
| Absolutely crushes, as a baseball |
Family Time |
19 Dec 2021 |
| Clubs |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Hits |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Hits, like a fly |
Universal |
23 Jun 2021 |
| Attacks, as a fly |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2021 |
| Whacks, as a fly |
Universal |
30 May 2021 |
| Tries for flies |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Mar 2021 |
| Tries for a fly |
New York Times |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Hits hard |
Premier Sunday |
18 Oct 2020 |
| Smacks hard |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Sep 2020 |
| Smacks, as a fly |
Universal |
04 Aug 2020 |
| Crushes, as a fly |
Universal |
26 Mar 2020 |
| Hits, as a fly |
Premier Sunday |
02 Feb 2020 |
| Hits sharply |
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| Reactions to mosquitoes |
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| Reactions to mosquitoes |
LA Times Daily |
03 Nov 2019 |
| Hard slaps |
Newsday |
29 May 2019 |
| Hits, as a mosquito |
Universal |
18 Apr 2019 |
| Reactions to mosquitoes |
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| Hits, as a mosquito |
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| Hits, as a housefly |
Newsday |
25 Dec 2018 |
| Smacks hard |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2018 |
| Houseflies' undoings |
USA Today |
05 Oct 2018 |
| Smacks a baseball |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Sep 2018 |
| Thwacks |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2018 |
| Tries for flies |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Sep 2018 |
| Smacks hard |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2018 |
| Goes after flies |
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| Hits into the outfield |
New York Times |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Tries to beat the buzzer? |
New York Times |
25 Feb 2018 |
| Smacks |
Premier Sunday |
07 Jan 2018 |
| Smacks hard |
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| Hits into the outfield |
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| Tries to beat the buzzer? |
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| Houseflies' undoings |
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| Thwacks |
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| Sharp blows |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2017 |
| Smacks |
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| Smacks hard, as a slider |
Universal |
12 Jul 2017 |
| Dispatches, as a mosquito |
USA Today |
29 May 2017 |
| Smacks |
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| Smacks hard, as a slider |
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| Dispatches, as a mosquito |
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| Smacks hard |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Belts, as flies |
Universal |
17 Sep 2016 |
| Dispatches, as a fly |
USA Today |
04 Sep 2016 |
| Hard smacks |
Newsday |
04 Sep 2016 |
| Hits a fly, or a homer |
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| Belts, as flies |
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| Smacks hard |
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| Belts |
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| Dispatches a fly |
Universal |
16 Dec 2015 |
| Hits and crushes (a fly) |
The Times Concise |
23 Nov 2015 |
| Belts |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2015 |
| Goes for flies |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2015 |
| Dispatches a fly |
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| Goes for flies |
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| Belts |
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| Hits a fly, say |
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| Wallops |
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| Bats tremendous flies? |
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| What may cause buzzkills? |
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| Whacks |
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| Smacks a baseball |
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| Major blows |
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| Hits with force |
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| Attacks flies |
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| Whacks |
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| Forceful hits |
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| Attacks, as a fly |
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| Hits hard |
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| Whacks, as a housefly |
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| Powerful blows |
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| Hits, as a fly |
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| Bats flies? |
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| Goes after flies |
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| Strikes, as a mosquito |
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| Bats flies? |
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| Whacks, as a housefly |
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| Belts, as a homer |
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| Whacks sharply |
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| Powerful blows |
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| Goes for, as a fly |
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| Deals with, as a fly |
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| Deals with, as a fly |
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| Hits forcefully |
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| Mighty blows |
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| Hits, as flies |
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| Spanks hard |
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| Bats gnats |
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| Slugs |
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| Goes after a pest |
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| Hits hard, as a fly (in the insect or baseball sense) |
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| Goes after a fly |
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| Belts |
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| Goes after, as flies |
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| Crushing blows |
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| Strikes swiftly |
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| Hits |
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| Goes after a pest |
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| Slugs |
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| Goes after a fly |
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| Whacks |
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| Belts |
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| Powerful blows |
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| Bats |
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| Whacks |
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| Belts |
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| Hits |
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| Hits flies |
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| Hard shots |
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| Hits a fly |
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| Shags flies? |
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| Whacks, as a housefly |
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| Whacks, as a housefly |
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| Attacks a fly |
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| Gets the flies |
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| Goes for a fly? |
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| Big blows |
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| Goes for a fly? |
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| Whacks sharply |
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| Hits to the outfield |
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| Hits a fly |
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| Hits |
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| Slaps |
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| Hits to the stands |
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| Emulates Babe Ruth |
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| Squashes a skeeter |
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| Hits, as a fly |
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| Hits |
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| Spanks |
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| Hits hard |
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| Four-baggers |
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| Home runs |
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| Slapping blows |
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| Hits a homer |
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| Whacks |
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| Swings at |
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| Sharp blows |
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| Attacks flies |
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| Emulates Ruth |
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| Ruthian clouts |
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| Bats gnats |
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| Ruthian wallops |
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| Hits hard |
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| Goes after flies |
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| Dispatches, as a fly |
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| Hits |
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| Hits hard. |
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| Clobbers. |
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| Hits crushingly. |
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| Goes for, as a mosquito |
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| Hits flies. |
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| Hits playfully |
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| Hits: Slang. |
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| Cause of excitement for 21 Down. |
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| Hits at flies. |
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| Ruth specialties. |
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| Thwacks. |
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| Wallops |
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