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99% | 6 | BOXOUT | Exact Match! | |||||
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28% | 11 | Action of a player in basketball when they attempt to block a shot by touching the ball on its downward flight towards the basket | ||||||
verb • To engage in goaltending, interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket • To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets. noun • A violation which occurs when a player interferes with the movement of the ball toward the basket. • The activity of a goaltender. | ||||||||
26% | 8 | A game where points are scored by getting the ball into a goal or basket | ||||||
noun • a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation • a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) | ||||||||
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New York Times05 Aug 2018 | Across 112 | BOXOUT |
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