Start Of A Basketball Game Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • inside information that something is going to happen • the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
	36%	11		Basketball player Walton + basketball player Westbrook = basketball player ___
	noun • United States basketball center (born in 1934)
	26%	6		Start of a basketball game
	noun • An obvious clue or indication. • A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority.

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New York Times16 Dec 2012	Down 70
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