Related Clues:

• Strikes gain strength, it's said
• Hits, as a mosquito
• Hard slaps
• Reactions to mosquitoes
• Crushes, as a fly
• Hard blows
• Smacks, as a fly
• Hits nails — hard wood initially to penetrate
• Tries for a fly
• Whacks, as a fly
• Hits, like a fly
• Absolutely crushes, as a baseball
• Attacks, like a fly
• Swings at a fly
• Hits, as a baseball