"Basket" of basketball ... like the pocket formed by 45a, 50a, and 53a that you've been aiming for in this puzzle Crossword Clue

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"Basket" of basketball ... like the pocket formed by 45a, 50a, and 53a that you've been aiming for in this puzzle Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
2. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
(verb)
1. yield as a net profit
2. make as a net profit
(adjective)
1. conclusive in a process or progression
2. remaining after all deductions

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

POCKET (noun)
1. an enclosed space
2. (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
POCKET (verb)
1. take unlawfully
2. put in one’s pocket
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

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Daily Themed Crossword (12/2/2025) Answers

Across

1. Commercials, for short

4. The G in OMG

7. Third month, for short

10. Make a knot

11. Angel's headgear

12. Be in debt

13. Back to square ___

14. Actor Alda of "M*A*S*H"

15. Father's Day VIP, lovingly

16. Three-___ shot, basketball shot you can attempt from this distance to 50a

18. Singer Lana Del ___ of "Say Yes to Heaven"

19. ___ throw, or foul shot, an unopposed basketball shot you can attempt now that you're closer to 50a

21. Negative prefix with "honest" or "appoint"

22. Prickly desert plant

24. Messy pig home

27. Bronze sheen from being at the beach

30. ___ shot, basketball shot made by sweeping your limb in a curve that you can attempt now that you're really close to 50a

31. "___ and Peace" (Leo Tolstoy novel)

32. ___ League (Harvard or Brown, e.g.)

33. Like a limbo bar, later in the game

34. Low choir voice or a fish

35. Pesto or Hollandaise, e.g.

37. Slam ___, basketball shot where the ball is directly shoved into the basket that you can attempt now that you're right beside 50a

38. Stitched edge of a dress

40. "___ you know?" (fun fact starter)

41. Prompt to go on

43. Suffix with psych or narc

45. What you'd use to make a basketball shot

48. Blog feed letters

49. Rudolph has a red one

51. "Are we there ___?" (kid's question on a road trip)

52. Path that a basketball would take to the basket ... and what is visually represented by the positions of the theme words at 16a, 19a, 30a, 37a, and 50a

53. Chat pop-ups: Abbr.

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Down

1. At the peak of the mountain

2. Velociraptor or T. rex, for short

3. "Can you ___ it is possible?" ("Could you check?"): 2 wds.

4. ___ pal (girl friend)

5. Suffix with “gran” for a healthy snack

6. Mafia boss title

7. Difficulty ___ (settings in a video game)

8. "Go ___!" ("Shoo!")

9. Stop sign's color

11. "I can't ___ pizza-lover" (dislike): 2 wds.

17. Atomic energy organization: Abbr.

18. "No ___, no reward"

20. Sound that bounces back

21. Solo, ___, trio

23. Broken down car’s aid

24. "Black ___" (ballet-themed movie starring Natalie Portman)

25. Assigned work

26. 12-month periods, for short

27. '__ the season to be jolly'

28. Actress ___ Gardner of "Mogambo"

29. Big Apple's school: Abbr.

33. Actor Bruce of “Enter the Dragon

34. Flower that is yet to bloom

36. ___ bump (celebratory sports gesture where you "jump" at each other)

37. Chop into cubes

39. The ___ Lisa, painting of a woman with a mysterious smile

40. The ‘D’ of CD

41. Snivel or sob

42. Put to work?

44. Ontario's capital, for short

45. Darth Vader, affectionately, once

46. Sleep phase Abbr.

47. Everest and Rushmore, e.g., for short

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