We’ve looked at how “Drop the ball” was used across multiple crosswords, and these are the answers that were selected by solvers. They reflect the most frequent matches to this clue type.
Answers:
- FAIL
- MISHANDLE
- FALTER
- GOOF
- SLIPUP
Synonyms and Definitions
FAIL
- Synonyms: betray, bomb, break, break down, conk out, die, flunk, flush it, give out, give way, go, go bad, go wrong, miscarry, neglect, run out
MISHANDLE
- Synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, misconduct, mismanage, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil
- Definition: Create disorder in, demolish or spoil.
FALTER
- Synonyms: faltering, hesitation, stammer, stumble, stutter, waver
GOOF
- Synonyms: blunder, boob, bozo, buffoon, clown, cuckoo, fathead, goofball, goose, jackass, merry andrew, sin, twat, zany
- Definition: a man who is foolishly inept and unintelligent