Drop the ball Crossword Clue

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Drop the ball Crossword Answer

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ERR

(3 letters)

SLIPUP

(6 letters)

BLOWIT

(6 letters)

FLUB

(4 letters)

FAIL

(4 letters)

EII

(3 letters)

Helpful Hints

Hint 1: Clue Definitions

BALL (noun)
1. a lavish dance requiring formal attire
2. United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
BALL (verb)
1. form into a ball by winding or rolling
DROP (noun)
1. a shape that is spherical and small
2. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
DROP (verb)
1. remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
2. grow worse

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

ERR
(3 letters)
SLIPUP
(6 letters)
BLOWIT
(6 letters)
FLUB
(4 letters)
FAIL
(4 letters)
EII
(3 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
SPUMES

More USA Today Crossword (6/18/2026) Answers

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16. Item on a theater stage

17. Justice Sotomayor

18. You ___ what you sow

19. Basketball hoop edges

20. Floral nickname for Kansas

23. Purpose

24. Winery container

25. Spin around

27. Puzzle

30. "SNL" alum Nwodim

32. Status ___

33. Rower's tool

34. Buddy

35. Like karaoke music

36. Piece of reporting

39. Great Red ___ (storm in Jupiter's atmosphere)

41. Genre for the All-American Rejects

42. LAX org.

43. Faux ___ (social blunder)

44. ___ There Delilah (Plain White T's song)

45. Some are blocked by noise-canceling headphones

49. 'Someone Like You' singer

51. Animal that might be great

52. Negroni liquor

53. Birds with a musical name

58. It's guarded in soccer

59. Rotating car part

60. Tinder or Bumble alternative

61. Sharp pain

62. Apple tablet?

63. Respected figure

64. Fruits in some jams

65. Like an optimistic viewpoint

66. "___ of Something New" ("High School Musical" song)

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Down

2. Titillate

3. Bedside ___ (skill for a good doctor)

4. 'Dream on!'

5. Tightly close

6. Q-Tip target

7. Welcome at the door

8. Equipment

9. Drains

10. TV host with a book club

11. Analytic review

12. One of 755 hit by Hank Aaron

13. Photo ___ (media events)

21. Supervise

22. "One Fish, ___ Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"

26. Traveler's record

28. Mary Oliver, for example

29. Topic for the bar?

30. Have some banh mi

31. Sparkly craft item

34. Opposite of con

35. ___ dunk

36. Jewelry in a septum piercing

37. "The Joy Luck Club" author Tan

38. CBS forensic drama series

39. Relaxing resort amenity

40. Southeast Asian noodle dish

44. Clothing line?

45. Quick

46. Country with the highest density of primates in Africa

47. Stick around

48. Self-___ (character in a story meant to represent the author)

50. Respiratory organs

51. Book of maps

54. Duo

55. New York Comic Con, for one

56. ___ All That (1999 film)

57. Droop

58. UV-blocking letters

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