Hit hard
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Sun Cryptic.
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Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 12 Nov 2021
- The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Saturday, 10 Jul 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Monday, 28 Jun 2021
- The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Monday, 7 Jun 2021
- Irish Times Simplex Crossword - Friday, 28 May 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Monday, 18 Jan 2021
- USA Today - Saturday, 12 Dec 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Saturday, 20 Jun 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 18 Aug 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Saturday, 17 Aug 2019
- The Guardian Quick - Thursday, 8 Aug 2019
Crossword Answers
3 letters
LAM
A rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
RAM
Strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
BOP
The law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
4 letters
WHOP
Hit hard
BELT
The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
SWAT
A sharp blow
NAIL
Succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
BASH
A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
SOCK
Hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
SLUG
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
SLOG
Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
SLAM
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
WHAM
Hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"
5 letters
CLOUT
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
SMASH
Humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
SMITE
Inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
WHACK
The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
LINED
Bordered by a line of things; "tree lined streets"
THUMP
Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
SMOTE
6 letters
BASHED
THRASH
A swimming kick used while treading water
WALLOP
A severe blow
BANGON
LARRUP
Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
7 letters
WHACKED
(British informal) exhausted or worn out
8 letters
9 letters
SMACKEDUP
SMASHINTO