Use of a cushion or a backboard Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Use of a cushion or a backboard last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BANKSHOT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BANKSHOT Use of a cushion or a backboard (8) New York Times Oct 23, 2020
3% PAD Cushion (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
3% KAPOK Cotton-like substance used to stuff cushions etc (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
3% INSOLE Shoe cushion (6) Commuter Sep 27, 2025
3% RAVIOLI Pasta 'cushions' (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 9, 2025
3% INSOLES Shoe cushions (7) Commuter Aug 16, 2025
2% WAS Used to be (3) Commuter Oct 7, 2025
2% TYPE Use a keyboard (4) Commuter Oct 7, 2025
2% EXPENDS Uses up (7) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
2% TIMES Uses a stopwatch (5) USA Today Oct 4, 2025

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