The short umpire is hit hard (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THUMP The short umpire is hit hard (5) (5)
9% TONK Hit hard (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
9% WHACKS Hits hard (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
8% REF Umpire (3) (3) Mirror Quick Oct 8, 2025
8% LINER Hard-hit baseball (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2025
8% NAIL Hit hard (4) New York Times Aug 1, 2025
7% LITHOGRAPH Picture of drunk swine hit hard (10) The Times Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
7% LET Tennis umpire's call (3) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
7% SAFE Umpire's call (4) Newsday Aug 10, 2025
6% GRAFT Hard work (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
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