Area inside the free-throw line, in basketball slang Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAINT Area inside the free-throw line, in basketball slang (5) New York Times Dec 14, 2025
7% FOUL Reason for a free throw, in basketball (4)
6% OCHE Darts throwing line (4) The Times Concise Dec 17, 2025
6% LANE Area between the free-throw line and the basket, in basketball (4)
5% TOSS Throw (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 5, 2026
5% INICIUNT They are throwing in (8) The Times O Tempora Dec 27, 2025
5% DAT "That", in slang (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
5% FAIR Inside the foul line, in baseball (4) New York Times Mini Nov 27, 2025
5% SELL Throw the game, in modern slang (4) Universal Nov 19, 2025
5% ELBOW Area of a basketball court where the free throw line meets the lane line (5) (5)

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