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Hard-hit baseball

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USA Today Up & Down Words clue · answer #4 in the chain · last seen July 1, 2026

Answer
LINE
DRIVE
LINE DRIVE · 9 letters · two-word phrase

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The Up & Down Words clue “Hard-hit baseball” has the answer LINE DRIVE. It is answer #4 in the chain — in this puzzle, the second word of each answer becomes the first word of the next. See the full July 1, 2026 chain for all seven answers, or browse every Up & Down Words puzzle.