| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BEANED | Conked with a fastball |
| BEANED | Conked with a pitch |
| ACER | One with a fastball? |
| OLIVEBEANSHONEY | Popeye's gal conks him with a fastball? |
| SIDDFINCH | Pitcher with a 168-mph fastball dreamed up by George Plimpton for the 1985 April Fools' Day issue of Sports Illustrated |
| NOLAN | Ryan with the fastball |
