| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PEGS | Hits, as in dodgeball |
| SVER | Hits, as an engine in neutral |
| SWATS | Hits hard, as a fly (in the insect or baseball sense) |
| SWATS | Hits, as flies |
| SIDESWIPES | Hits, as a car. |
| SWATS | Hits, as a fly |
| PELTS | Hits, as with hailstones |
| WHACKS | Hits, as with a ruler |
| TAPSON | Hits lightly, as a window |
| SLAMSON | Hits hard, as the brakes |
| SLAPS | Hits (with), as a fine |
| USESON | Hits with, as a pickup line |
| LASES | Hits with a beam, as to remove a tattoo |
| MIST | Manfred Mann "Runner" lyric, "See the ... as your breath hits the air" |
| ADELE | First female singer to have three simultaneous top 10 hits as a lead artist |
