Hitting a Ball Hard (like a Garden Pest)
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from The 1950s, Group 1815, Puzzle 1 (Television Sets).
Question is: Hitting a Ball Hard (like a Garden Pest)
and the answer is: SLUGGING
Word Meaning:
SLUGGING — present participle and gerund of slug
Definitions from Wiktionary.