"I was wondering why the ball was getting bigger, and then it hit me," e.g. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue "I was wondering why the ball was getting bigger, and then it hit me," e.g. featured in Atlantic puzzle on July 15, 2026. 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PUN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUN "I was wondering why the ball was getting bigger, and then it hit me," e.g. (3) The Atlantic Jul 15, 2026
58% GROWS Gets bigger (5) Commuter Jul 1, 2026
58% GROW Get bigger (4) Commuter Jun 11, 2026
56% INCREASES Gets bigger screen, as I ordered (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 26, 2026
52% DOICARE "And you're telling me this why?" (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 11, 2026
52% RIPIT Hit the ball hard (5) Universal Jul 9, 2026
52% BATTING Hitting the ball in rounders (7) Puzzler Backwords Jun 26, 2026
52% MAJOR Like the chord C-E-G, but not A-C-E (5) The Washington Post Mini Jun 8, 2026
52% LOB Hit (a ball) (3) Puzzler Backwords Apr 5, 2026
49% PAN Flash in the ____, one-hit wonder (3) The Telegraph Mini Jun 6, 2026

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