Hit gently then hard — that's the way Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hit gently then hard: that's the way last seen in Sun Two Speed puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PATH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PATH Hit gently then hard: that's the way (4) The Sun Two Speed Jun 16, 2021
91% THUMP Hit hard (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 14, 2025
91% TONK Hit hard (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
91% WHACKS Hits hard (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
87% LINER Hard-hit baseball (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2025
87% STALE Hard, in a way (5) USA Today Aug 10, 2025
87% NAIL Hit hard (4) New York Times Aug 1, 2025
79% TAP Strike gently (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
79% PATTED Touched gently (6) Newsday Oct 7, 2025
79% TUGSON Pulls gently (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025

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