Need a basketball star on the team? Look for Air ___, the golden retriever who excels at slam dunks in the eponymous 1997 film Crossword Clue

We have the 3-letter answer for Need a basketball star on the team? Look for Air ___, the golden retriever who excels at slam dunks in the eponymous 1997 film crossword clue, last seen in the Daily Themed Crossword June 23, 2026 puzzle. Sometimes we all need some help finding the answer!

Need a basketball star on the team? Look for Air ___, the golden retriever who excels at slam dunks in the eponymous 1997 film Crossword Answer

→30.

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Hide

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a partially opened flower
2. a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
(verb)
1. develop buds
2. start to grow or develop

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RETRIEVER (noun)
1. a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
EPONYMOUS (adjective)
1. being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DUB

More Daily Themed Crossword (6/23/2026) Answers

Across

1. "___ Don't Lie" (2005 Shakira hit)

5. Seat at a church service

8. ___-Wan Kenobi, Jedi master from "Star Wars"

11. Do-it-yourself furniture brand

12. Airport baggage checkers: Abbr.

13. "Don't ___ your foot in your mouth"

14. Like many users of sign language

15. Knee injury letters

16. "Mamma Mia! Here ___ Again" (2018 musical comedy): 2 wds.

17. Room cooling machines: Abbr.

19. Members of a pride

21. Horror movie result, usually

24. Need a surprise recruit on your hockey team? Look for this chimpanzee who shows his talent on the ice in 2000's "MVP: Most Valuable Primate"

25. Skateboarding trick (rhymes with "collie")

26. Prefix with "puncture" for an alternative therapy involving needles

27. "Sister Wives" channel: Abbr.

31. Pass a test with flying colors

32. "Boo!" follower

33. Ocean's smaller cousin

34. Popular noodle dish from Vietnam

35. Jacket for a skier

37. Need a crowd-pleaser on derby day? Look for this famous racehorse who becomes a sensation in the eponymous 2003 historical sports drama

39. "Check" follower in Chess

41. Di-dah lead-in

42. Speck of dust (anagram of "tome")

43. Nutrients found in meat, fish, and eggs

48. Watson who stars in "Beauty and the Beast"

49. Need a wildcard with big kicks? Look for this mule as he breaks records in the eponymous 1976 football comedy

50. Positive's counterpart, for short

51. 'The First ___' (Christmas carol)

52. FBI operative, for short

53. Extra bed in a hotel room

All Answers

Down

1. Stayed out of sight under a bed or behind a curtain, perhaps

2. Mike and ___ (fruit-flavored candy brand)

3. Tiny round veggie that you'd get in a pod

4. Apple's internet browser

5. School-fundraising groups: abbr.

6. PC's "exit" button

7. Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike ___

8. "___ Sesame!" (Ali Baba's magical command)

9. Need on-court charisma and animated antics? Look for ___ Bunny as he hops into action in the 1996 basketball comedy "Space Jam"

10. "Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds.

16. Chinese stir-fry pan

18. Passable grade, phonetically

20. Post-operation site, in a hospital: Abbr.

21. Cries loudly

22. Stray hair on a carpet, to a detective

23. Actor Alan of “M*A*S*H

24. Esau's twin brother in the "Book of Genesis"

27. Drive-___ (fast food window)

28. Thor's mischievous adopted brother, in the MCU

29. Layer of paint or make-up

31. "Found it!" expression

34. Sound made by the letter before "Q"

35. 11th grader's exam: Abbr.

36. Tooth distress

37. Shoplift, say

38. "___ my appetite" ("I'm not hungry anymore"): 2 wds.

39. Need quick feet and a soccer ace? Look for this capuchin monkey as he brings victories in 2014's "Monkey in the Middle"

40. "Look ___, I'm Sandra Dee" ("Grease" song) (2 wds.)

42. Stag party attendees

43. FedEx Cup organization: Abbr.

44. "As snug as a bug in a ___"

45. "Ltd." cousin, for short

46. "The Matrix" hero

47. Army rank, for short

All Answers