Answer: LOB
LOB is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 174 times.
Referring Clues:
- Shot over the head
 - Defensive tennis shot
 - Tennis shot
 - High return
 - Arcing shot
 - High pitch
 - Slow throw
 - Throw, as a grenade
 - Alternative to a passing shot
 - High ball
 - Court action
 - It travels in an arc
 - High tennis shot
 - It may result in a smash hit
 - High ball?
 - Court strategy
 - Opposite of a smash
 - Easy toss
 - Shot having a 14-Across
 - Court ploy
 - Smashable tennis shot
 - Easy question
 - High-arcing hit
 - High hit for 25-Down
 - Slow pitch
 - Easy throw
 - Tennis stroke
 - Hit in a high arc
 - Shot from Venus
 - Smash setup
 - Arcing toss
 - It may lead to an overhead smash
 - Gentle toss
 - Shot with a high arc
 - Hit high
 - Court shot
 - Tennis moonball
 - Tennis court ploy
 - Soft toss
 - High tennis hit
 - It's a long shot, usually
 - Easy interview question
 - High shot
 - High hit from Hingis
 - Eephus pitch, e.g.
 - Moonball, e.g.
 - Shot up?
 - Approach shot return, maybe
 - Smash preceder, maybe
 - Warmup toss
 - Toss
 - Tennis tactic
 - Slo-Pitch pitch
 - High arcing shot
 - Toss gently
 - Soft throw
 - Court tactic
 - Easy return
 - High, arcing shot
 - Tennis stratagem
 - Wimbledon stroke
 - High hit
 - High toss
 - Defensive tennis stroke
 - High court action?
 - High shot in tennis
 - Tactical tennis shot
 - Easily smashable tennis shot
 - Defensive shot, in tennis
 - Easy tennis return
 - Floater from Federer
 - Smash's counterpart
 - Soft pitch
 - Setup for a spike, perhaps
 - Soft shot
 - Throw easily
 - Arced tennis shot
 - High court ploy?
 - Tactic against a net rusher
 - High-arc shot
 - High hit, in tennis
 - Court hit
 - Tennis hit
 - High arc shot
 - Tennis ploy
 - Pingpong tactic
 - High, arcing toss
 - High hit
 - High-arc throw
 - Arcing throw
 - Toss-up?
 - Light toss
 - High-arcing shot
 - Moonball from Venus?
 - Defensive return
 - Moonball from Venus?
 - Court stroke
 - Send high
 - Highball?
 - Slow, high throw
 - Arcing tennis shot
 - Toss up
 - Softball question
 - High court return
 - Hit a tennis ball in a high arc
 - Loft
 - Lofty tennis shot
 - Badminton stroke
 - Arced throw
 - Sort of tennis shot
 - Smashable shot
 - Propel
 - Start of an alley-oop
 - Throw
 - Underhand toss
 - Fling
 - Part of an alley-oop play
 - Slow ball
 - High court delivery
 - Type of tennis shot
 - It's hardly a smash
 - Return from Venus?
 - Alley-oop starter
 - Friendly question
 - Direct, as insults
 - Tennis shot that's easy to smash
 - One may get smashed
 - Strategic shot for a tennis player
 - Arced, soft throw
 - Soft shot at Wimbledon
 - High throw
 - High-arcing tennis shot
 - Upshot?
 - Stroke for Seles
 - Court setup?
 - Soft toss or shot
 - Easy tennis shot
 - Soft volley return
 - High shot at Wimbledon
 - Lugworm
 - Nova
 - Overhead smash lead-in
 - Long shot, typically
 - Shot that often gets smashed
 - Easy pitch
 - Shot that may have topspin
 - Throw underhand, in cricket
 - Softball toss
 - Up shot?
 - Soft hit
 - Alley-oop pass
 - Easy ball to smash
 - Wall street takeover
 - Setup for a smash
 - Throw slowly
 - High shot from Naomi Osaka
 - Really easy question
 - Toss with a high arc
 - Tennis strategy
 - Setup for a smash, maybe
 - ___ wedge: golf club with maximum loft
 - Throw to a tot
 - Toss up in the air
 - Soaring shot
 - Defensive badminton shot
 - Pickleball shot
 - Question from a friendly interviewer
 - Tennis shot that might be smashed back
 - Portmanteau hairstyle
 - Hit up?
 - Shot one waits to knock back
 - First half of an alley-oop
 - Pre-smash hit
 - Haircut longer than a bob
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - October 27, 2025
 - New York Times - October 20, 2025
 - USA Today - October 08, 2025
 - LA Times - September 25, 2025
 - LA Times - July 15, 2025
 - New York Times - April 18, 2025
 - New York Times - November 12, 2024
 - New York Times - November 09, 2024
 - USA Today - October 01, 2024
 - New York Times - July 03, 2024
 - USA Today - July 03, 2024
 - USA Today - June 12, 2024
 - USA Today - May 16, 2024
 - USA Today - May 01, 2024
 - USA Today - February 01, 2024
 - LA Times - August 23, 2023
 - LA Times - July 30, 2023
 - USA Today - June 23, 2023
 - New York Times - May 09, 2023
 - New York Times - February 24, 2023
 
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