"On the ball" or "off the hook" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDIOM "On the ball" or "off the hook" (5) USA Today Dec 21, 2025
7% DEBS Ball girls (4) Thomas Joseph Mar 12, 2026
7% LOWPITCH Thrown ball that might elicit a cry of "Ball!" (8) Universal Mar 10, 2026
7% AWARE On the ball (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 9, 2026
7% TEEUP Prepare (a ball) (5) The Times Sunday Concise Mar 8, 2026
7% FISHINGPARTY Hook, line and sinker? (12) Wall Street Journal Mar 7, 2026
7% BELLES Ball girls (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 6, 2026
7% GAFF Rubbish flat, hooked stick (4) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 6, 2026
7% ERR Drop the ball (3)
7% SLING ___ your hook! Go away! (5) Puzzler Backwords Mar 5, 2026

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