% replaces any number of letters (la% - lake, lamp)_ replaces one letter (ca_ - car, cat)

Other crossword clues for answer "DROPTHEBALL"

DROPTHEBALL
Make a mistake ... or a clue to this puzzle's theme
Make a mistake, as the constructor did somewhere in this puzzle
Muff
Fail to follow through on a project
Fail to get a job done
Fail on a field?
Err
Cancel a party?
Fail to follow through
Make an error
Mess up at a critical moment
Blow it
Fumble
Mess up ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across
*Make a mistake ... and what the answers to the starred clues do, in two ways?
Mishandle an opportunity
Make a blunder
Fail to follow through like a major leaguer
Lose focus, and a visual hint to solving seven Across clues and a literal hint to seven Down answers