Hard hits off the bat Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Hard hits off the bat” from the New York Times crossword of December 29, 2024? It has 10 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 29, 2024
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----DRIVES is the answer to “Hard hits off the bat”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 10-letter answer that starts with -.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: -DV--IS-RE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with - and ends with S.
More clues from the New York Times (December 29, 2024)
Across
- 1. "The Soul ___ Itself" (Emily Dickinson poem)4 letters, starts with UUNTO
- 5. Conceal5 letters, starts with CCLOAK
- 10. Gamer's annoyance3 letters, starts with LLAG
- 13. Wail, blubber, etc.4 letters, starts with BBAWL
- 17. One of six in garden croquet4 letters, starts with HHOOP
- 18. Emmy-winning drama series set in the Midwest5 letters, starts with FFARGO
- 19. Disney C.E.O. Bob4 letters, starts with IIGER
- 21. Early phase of software development5 letters, starts with AALPHA
- 22. Electrician who might put in overtime after a bad storm10 letters, starts with -----WORKER
- 24. Politico Buttigieg4 letters, starts with PPETE
- 25. Partner of dreams5 letters, starts with HHOPES
- 26. Anesthetized5 letters, starts with UUNDER
- 27. Have a banquet4 letters, starts with DDINE
- 28. Graphics that show trends10 letters, starts with -----CHARTS
- 30. Like cobras and some jackets6 letters, starts with HHOODED
- 32. Doc that ensures secrecy3 letters, starts with NNDA
- 33. Rapscallion5 letters, starts with RROGUE
- 34. Dog with "small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose"4 letters, starts with TTOTO
- 35. Prepared3 letters, starts with SSET
- 37. Lion's prey8 letters, starts with AANTELOPE
- 39. Preceding times4 letters, starts with EEVES
- 40. Loud whistlers7 letters, starts with KKETTLES
- 44. Unnecessarily lengthen, as an essay3 letters, starts with PPAD
- 45. Brought aboard5 letters, starts with LLADED
- 47. Language from which "curry" comes5 letters, starts with TTAMIL
- 48. Increased suddenly6 letters, starts with SSURGED
- 51. "No time to lose!"4 letters, starts with CCMON
- 53. Without help5 letters, starts with AALONE
- 54. Step (on)5 letters, starts with TTREAD
- 55. Dien Bien ___, 1954 battle site in Vietnam3 letters, starts with PPHU
- 56. Dough dispenser3 letters, starts with AATM
- 59. Hard hits off the bat10 letters, starts with -----DRIVES
- 61. McEvoy of cosmetics5 letters, starts with TTRISH
- 63. Dish of chopped meat, potatoes and onions4 letters, starts with HHASH
- 66. Portrayer of Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald"4 letters, starts with DDEPP
- 67. Author Zola5 letters, starts with EEMILE
- 68. Large Starbucks size5 letters, starts with VVENTI
- 69. Fascinated by4 letters, starts with IINTO
- 70. Potatoes, on an Indian menu4 letters, starts with AALOO
- 71. Nb3, Bxh7, Ra4, etc.5 letters, starts with MMOVES
- 72. The Macarena and Cha Cha Slide, for two10 letters, starts with -----DANCES
- 74. Education support grp.3 letters, starts with PPTA
- 76. "The Simpsons" character who says "I've done everything the Bible says! Even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!"3 letters, starts with NNED
- 77. Love affair5 letters, starts with AAMOUR
- 78. Corrupt5 letters, starts with TTAINT
- 79. Snack brand with "Classic" and "Wavy" varieties4 letters, starts with LLAYS
- 81. Iced coffee drink6 letters, starts with FFRAPPE
- 82. Colorings5 letters, starts with TTINTS
- 83. Jamie who pitched on eight major-league teams over his 25-year career5 letters, starts with MMOYER
- 86. Weigh (down)3 letters, starts with BBOG
- 87. Wild tours7 letters, starts with SSAFARIS
- 89. Grave4 letters, starts with DDIRE
- 90. They might make you jump8 letters, starts with UUPARROWS
- 95. Winter mo.3 letters, starts with DDEC
- 96. Praiseful poems4 letters, starts with OODES
- 97. Attack from all sides5 letters, starts with BBESET
- 98. Solar wind particle3 letters, starts with IION
- 100. Places to dock6 letters, starts with WWHARFS
- 105. Defensive position10 letters, starts with -----BACKER
- 107. Catch4 letters, starts with SSNAG
- 109. Man's name meaning "strong" in Hebrew5 letters, starts with EETHAN
- 110. Director Sam5 letters, starts with RRAIMI
- 111. Exude, as charm4 letters, starts with OOOZE
- 112. Indication of where to cut … or something written five times in this puzzle?10 letters, starts with DDASHEDLINE
- 114. Gave support5 letters, starts with AAIDED
- 115. Seeks compensation, maybe4 letters, starts with SSUES
- 116. Relative of a badger5 letters, starts with OOTTER
- 117. Starter with chips?4 letters, starts with AANTE
- 118. "___ Turismo" (2023 film)4 letters, starts with GGRAN
- 119. Certain fantasy football stats3 letters, starts with TTDS
- 120. Part of MGM5 letters, starts with MMAYER
- 121. Rise dramatically4 letters, starts with SSOAR
Down
- 1. "Don't even think about it"5 letters, starts with UUH-UH
- 2. Proscribed action5 letters, starts with NNO-NO
- 3. Kind of list5 letters, starts with TTO-DO
- 4. Opinion piece5 letters, starts with OOP-ED
- 5. Exec in charge of investments3 letters, starts with CCFO
- 6. Product of rendering4 letters, starts with LLARD
- 7. Big name in pest control5 letters, starts with OORKIN
- 8. Plan for the day6 letters, starts with AAGENDA
- 9. Like bibimbap6 letters, starts with KKOREAN
- 10. Watch one's language?8 letters, starts with LLIP-READ
- 11. From time immemorial7 letters, starts with AAGE-OLD
- 12. Very start6 letters, starts with GGET-GO
- 13. Full of unnecessary costs, as a budget7 letters, starts with BBLOATED
- 14. Sign off on7 letters, starts with AAPPROVE
- 15. Sharpened7 letters, starts with WWHETTED
- 16. Loops around a rodeo6 letters, starts with LLASSOS
- 20. Sign on again5 letters, starts with RRE-UP
- 21. "That feels good"3 letters, starts with AAHH
- 23. Fought in a ring8 letters, starts with WWRESTLED
- 29. Green with the bowdlerized hit "Forget You"5 letters, starts with CCEELO
- 31. Home state of the senator Lisa Blunt Rochester: Abbr.3 letters, starts with DDEL
- 36. It's heard in a hearing9 letters, starts with TTESTIMONY
- 38. Pulled a classic prank on, for short4 letters, starts with TTPED
- 40. Superman's birth name6 letters, starts with KKAL-EL
- 41. Genre for Fall Out Boy7 letters, starts with EEMO-POP
- 42. Descriptor for a dictator7 letters, starts with TTIN-POT
- 43. Stays alive8 letters, starts with SSURVIVES
- 46. Santa ___3 letters, starts with AANA
- 47. Magic word?5 letters, starts with TTA-DA
- 49. Lurched6 letters, starts with RREELED
- 50. What Boyle's law pertains to5 letters, starts with GGASES
- 51. Bar exercises8 letters, starts with CCHIN-UPS
- 52. Highly recommended story9 letters, starts with MMUST-READ
- 55. Awaiting surgery, informally6 letters, starts with PPRE-OP
- 57. Vanishing point?7 letters, starts with TTHINAIR
- 58. Henry who composed the theme for "The Pink Panther"7 letters, starts with MMANCINI
- 60. Sleep stage3 letters, starts with RREM
- 61. Rating that signifies lewdness or violence5 letters, starts with TTV-MA
- 62. Concealed3 letters, starts with HHID
- 64. Medical inserts6 letters, starts with SSTENTS
- 65. Parasites' needs5 letters, starts with HHOSTS
- 73. Quite fond of, with "to"8 letters, starts with AATTACHED
- 75. Hefeweizen, e.g.3 letters, starts with AALE
- 77. Jason's ship4 letters, starts with AARGO
- 80. Vacation destination in the Caribbean5 letters, starts with AARUBA
- 81. Stronghold8 letters, starts with FFORTRESS
- 83. Place to hover7 letters, starts with MMID-AIR
- 84. Big name in frozen food7 letters, starts with OORE-IDA
- 85. Obsequious types7 letters, starts with YYES-MEN
- 86. Sauntered (in)7 letters, starts with BBREEZED
- 88. Meager3 letters, starts with FFEW
- 89. Closefitting headwear, in a variant spelling6 letters, starts with DDO-RAG
- 91. ___ Bill, folk hero who is said to have ridden a tornado like a bucking bronco5 letters, starts with PPECOS
- 92. Invite on a date6 letters, starts with AASKOUT
- 93. "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of ___": Thomas Jefferson6 letters, starts with WWISDOM
- 94. Piece of classical music6 letters, starts with SSONATA
- 99. Repulsive5 letters, starts with NNASTY
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- 103. Soda with strawberry and pineapple flavors5 letters, starts with FFANTA
- 104. Derisive expression5 letters, starts with SSNEER
- 106. Auction action3 letters, starts with BBID
- 108. Clarified butter4 letters, starts with GGHEE
- 113. Botch things3 letters, starts with EERR
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Questions
What is the answer to “Hard hits off the bat”?
----DRIVES, 10 letters.
When was “Hard hits off the bat” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of December 29, 2024.
How many letters does the answer have?
10 letters, starting with -.