| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball attempt that uses the backboard | New York Times | 30 Nov 2025 |
| It comes off of a cushion | Wall Street Journal | 24 Aug 2024 |
| One hits the backboard | Universal | 12 Feb 2021 |
| Use of a cushion or a backboard | New York Times | 23 Oct 2020 |
| Warning during a heist? | New York Times | 10 Jan 2018 |
| Warning during a heist? | ||
| Strategy involving a cushion | LA Times Daily | 28 May 2016 |
| Strategy involving a cushion | ||
| *Billiards maneuver | ||
| Cushion user? | ||
| Stiff drink for a teller? | ||
| Two-pointer, the hard way | ||
| Tale by 37 Across |