Basketball shot made while leaning backward Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FADEAWAY Basketball shot made while leaning backward (8) New York Times Mar 31, 2025
3% ATILT Leaning (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 11, 2025
3% SLAM ___ dunk (basketball shot) (4)
3% THREE Basketball shot beyond the arc (5)
3% JUMPER Basketball shot made mid-leap (6)
3% SLAMDUNK Showy basketball shot (8) Universal Jun 17, 2025
3% DUNKS Basketball shots: slam - (5)
2% ABUT Lean upon, border (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 11, 2025
2% ONSALE Discounted for a while (6) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
2% TILT Lean slightly (4)

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