James, physician and chaplain who invented the game of basketball (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAISMITH James, physician and chaplain who invented the game of basketball (8) (8)
5% DRS Physicians: Abbr. (3) Newsday Sep 14, 2026
5% RADIO Marconi's invention (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 10, 2026
5% CREATE Invent (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 30, 2026
5% DOC Physician's nickname (3) Commuter Aug 28, 2026
5% GALEN Greek physician (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 20, 2026
5% JETHROTULL Agriculturist who invented the seed-drill (10) The Times Concise Aug 15, 2026
5% PADRE Military chaplain (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 14, 2026
5% TEN Number of players who should be on a basketball court during any given game (3) The Atlantic Aug 8, 2026
5% AMA Physicians' org. (3) Newsday Aug 4, 2026
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