Annual coll. basketball competition Crossword Clue

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Annual coll. basketball competition Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
2. egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BASKETBALL (noun)
1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
2. an inflated ball used in playing basketball
COMPETITION (noun)
1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
2. the contestant you hope to defeat

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30. Harps on

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34. Throw in at the end

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