"Why do fish refuse to play basketball? Because they're afraid of the ___" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NET "Why do fish refuse to play basketball? Because they're afraid of the ___" (3)
67% NOTE Do, re or mi (4) New York Times Oct 20, 2025
65% ASK "Why do you ___?" (3) USA Today Nov 2, 2025
65% OOP Alley-___ (basketball play) (3)
62% FEAR Be afraid of (4) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
62% BALK Refuse to do something (4) Newsday Sep 2, 2025
62% MOOLA Do-re- mi (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 26, 2025
59% SINCE Because (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 28, 2025
59% ASTO In re (4) The Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
56% NOS Refusals (3)
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