Tennis stroke
Crossword Clue and Answers

Looking for answers to the "Tennis stroke" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 8 crossword solutions for Tennis stroke.

We most recently saw this clue in The Sun Cryptic.

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Publications

  • The Sun Cryptic - Sunday, 14 Nov 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Saturday, 19 Jun 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 2 Feb 2021
  • The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 1 Sep 2020

Crossword Answers

3 letters

LOB
An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc

4 letters

CHOP
A grounder that bounces high in the air

5 letters

SMASH
Humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

6 letters

VOLLEY
Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

8 letters

BACKHAND
A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke

FOREHAND
(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

DROPSHOT
A soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net

10 letters

TENNISSHOT
The act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket