Drop the ball, say Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. wander from a direct course or at random
2. to make a mistake or be incorrect

Hint 2: 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

More Daily Pop Crossword (7/2/2026) Answers

Across

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7. Nashville's Grand Ole ___

11. Vehicle that uses 1-Across

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14. Give a nudge to

15. Sassy child

16. Places to buy paintings (2 wds.)

18. Ground-shaking seismic event

20. Whisper sweet nothings

21. Ingrid Bergman's "Casablanca" role

24. "___-la-la"

26. Structures that Don Quixote thought were giants

31. Figure skater Rippon who won "Dancing With the Stars"

33. College admissions criterion (Abbr.)

34. Capitol Hill assistant

35. Booming display on Independence Day

38. Chicken ___ (itchy illness)

39. Suffix with "kitchen" or "luncheon"

40. Last word of some business names (Abbr.)

42. Top 20 song by the band whose name includes the first words of the answers to 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.)

48. Stamp, as a ticket from a parking garage

51. Really really bad

52. Emeril Lagasse or Bobby Flay

53. Seoul-based Soul automaker

54. Not as much

55. Fury

57. "The Hate U Give" actress Issa

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Down

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2. Mystical glow

3. Map of the night sky (2 wds.)

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8. Like an athlete who gets paid, for short

9. Spreadsheet element

10. NFL field hash mark units, for short

12. "Anatomy of a Murder" director Preminger

17. Word on a milk carton

19. "___ To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"

22. Fitted sofa protection

23. Designer Gucci

24. Bumbling fool

25. 'Garfield' dog

27. The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should ___?" (2 wds.)

28. All Things Considered network

29. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Prescott

30. "On the Basis of ___" (Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic)

32. Insurance provider with a blimp called "Snoopy Two"

36. Garden annoyance

37. "To ___, with Love" (Sidney Poitier film)

41. Christmas tune

43. "___ On Me" (No. 1 song by 49-Down)

44. Mix in

45. Camping stuff

46. Mastercard alternative

47. Last word of an ultimatum

48. Device that plays VHS tapes (Abbr.)

49. Norwegian band popular in the 1980s (Hyph.)

50. Lower limb

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