NYT Crossword · 24 Across
“Ball ___” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, December 25, 2021 as 24 Across. The answer has 4 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Saturday, December 25, 2021 · 24 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Dec 25, 2021 · 24 Across · 4 letters
- Jul 7, 2019 · 118 Down · 4 letters
- Oct 1, 2017 · 40 Across · 4 letters
- May 23, 2014 · 44 Across · 4 letters
- Jun 19, 1994 · 113 Down · 4 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, December 25, 2021.
Across
- 1Things you might snap on, nowadays crossword clue9 letters
- 10Something suddenly fashionable crossword clue11 letters
- 12Welcome sign of spring crossword clue13 letters
- 14Bases of support crossword clue7 letters
- 15Writer whose initials, when doubled, become another answer in this puzzle crossword clue7 letters
- 17Charge crossword clue6 letters
- 18Fly far, far away? crossword clue6 letters
- 19More familiar name for hydrated magnesium silicate crossword clue4 letters
- 20Sam who directed "A Simple Plan" crossword clue5 letters
- 25Body opening? crossword clue3 letters
- 26Stuff crossword clue7 letters
- 28Subject of some MK-Ultra experiments crossword clue3 letters
- 29"Let's pray it never comes to that" crossword clue9 letters
- 31Sarcastic response to an attempt at intimidation crossword clue11 letters
- 33Java has a rare species of one crossword clue5 letters
- 34"What ___?" crossword clue5 letters
- 36Members of filmdom's Breakfast Club crossword clue5 letters
- 37The oldest known one was found carved into a mammoth tusk (~25,000 B.C.) crossword clue3 letters
- 40Battery type crossword clue5 letters
- 42They're filled with dough crossword clue4 letters
- 43Aquaman portrayer crossword clue5 letters
- 45Side (with) crossword clue4 letters
- 46Listing in the Fortune 100 crossword clue15 letters
- 49W.N.B.A. M.V.P. in 2015 and 2019 crossword clue15 letters
- 50Jumper, e.g. crossword clue15 letters
Down
- 1Relating to sound crossword clue6 letters
- 2One cycle per second crossword clue5 letters
- 31979 Donna Summer hit ... or where it was heard crossword clue10 letters
- 4Model and body positivity activist Holliday crossword clue4 letters
- 5Pained expression crossword clue3 letters
- 6Help lift something, maybe? crossword clue4 letters
- 7Checkout choice crossword clue10 letters
- 8Some spreads crossword clue5 letters
- 9Lug crossword clue6 letters
- 10Bad way to be disguised crossword clue6 letters
- 11"Bad Lieutenant" star crossword clue6 letters
- 12Dulcé ___, correspondent for "The Daily Show" beginning in 2017 crossword clue5 letters
- 13Classic "I messed up" gift crossword clue5 letters
- 14Souvlaki go-with crossword clue4 letters
- 16Be behind bars? crossword clue4 letters
- 21Switch letters crossword clue4 letters
- 22Some news on Wall St. crossword clue4 letters
- 23Linguist Okrand who created Klingon crossword clue4 letters
- 2621 popes crossword clue5 letters
- 27Japanese beer crossword clue5 letters
- 29Lose it completely crossword clue8 letters
- 30One straying from the norm crossword clue8 letters
- 31"No way!," spelled out in a text crossword clue7 letters
- 32Refuse crossword clue7 letters
- 33Pass on crossword clue6 letters
- 35Places to get waxed crossword clue6 letters
- 36Reins in crossword clue5 letters
- 37Spongelike delicacy crossword clue5 letters
- 38Enough crossword clue5 letters
- 39Cannonball targets crossword clue5 letters
- 41Units equal to 10 micronewtons crossword clue5 letters
- 43Manner crossword clue4 letters
- 44Father of many children with Aphrodite crossword clue4 letters
- 47Ohio pro athlete, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 48Kick in crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Ball ___”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with P and ends with N, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Ball ___” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at 24 Across. It has appeared 5 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Ball ___” crossword clue?
The answer is PEEN (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.