NYT Crossword · 8 Down
“B-ball” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, March 14, 2024 as 8 Down. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Thursday, March 14, 2024 · 8 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Mar 14, 2024 · 8 Down · 5 letters
- Sep 9, 2016 · 29 Across · 5 letters
- Oct 1, 2006 · 25 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 4, 2005 · 13 Down · 5 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Across
- 1Pair on a schooner crossword clue5 letters
- 6Last in a series crossword clue3 letters
- 9It may be thrown by a vaquero crossword clue5 letters
- 14"Hurry with your dinner!" crossword clue5 letters
- 15"Gotcha!" crossword clue3 letters
- 16Like an obelisk at night, maybe crossword clue5 letters
- 17Origin story in Genesis 11:1-9 crossword clue15 letters
- 20Colorful language? crossword clue11 letters
- 21Radar gun stat, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 23Parks carefully crossword clue7 letters
- 24Co. that launched the world's first communications satellite crossword clue3 letters
- 27Part of 10-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 29Last in a series crossword clue4 letters
- 30World capital noted for its French colonial architecture crossword clue5 letters
- 32Geocaching necessity, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 35"No ___" ("Unacceptable") crossword clue5 letters
- 36Actor Hawke crossword clue5 letters
- 37Headstone heading crossword clue3 letters
- 381979 movie with the line "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off" crossword clue5 letters
- 39Goes around crossword clue5 letters
- 40Legal position in municipal govt. crossword clue3 letters
- 41Like lead or gold, notably crossword clue5 letters
- 42Mario Kart platform crossword clue3 letters
- 43Tuber that can be candied crossword clue3 letters
- 44A majority of the characters on TV's "St. Elsewhere," in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 45Neighbor of India: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 47Component in a car's suspension system crossword clue7 letters
- 50"___, ___, it looks like rain!": Christopher Robin crossword clue3 letters
- 53Big movie star, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 55What professional tennis has been in since 1968 crossword clue7 letters
- 57Where an important call may be directed crossword clue7 letters
- 58System that ended in 1917 crossword clue7 letters
- 59Purplish red crossword clue7 letters
- 60Weeks in Spain crossword clue7 letters
Down
- 1Player at Citi Field crossword clue3 letters
- 2"That feels nice!" crossword clue3 letters
- 3Scientist who notably passed away on 33-Down (2018) crossword clue14 letters
- 4You might go on tiptoe while wearing this crossword clue4 letters
- 5Fungus-to-be crossword clue5 letters
- 6Celebratory seasons crossword clue5 letters
- 7First digit of this puzzle's subject, whose next four digits are the number of rows and then columns of the grid crossword clue5 letters
- 9Apply, as sunscreen crossword clue5 letters
- 10Some craft drafts, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 11Scientist who was notably born on 33-Down (1879) crossword clue14 letters
- 12Make even crossword clue3 letters
- 13Home of the Braves, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 18New Deal org. crossword clue3 letters
- 19What some thank God for: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 21Comedian and political commentator Bill crossword clue5 letters
- 22Who said "Courage is knowing what not to fear" crossword clue5 letters
- 25Carolina N.H.L.'ers, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 26Like the main character in many a horror film ... or so they believe crossword clue5 letters
- 28"Same here" crossword clue5 letters
- 29Mathematician known for the constant "e" (2.71828) crossword clue5 letters
- 31Require crossword clue8 letters
- 32Starting point for a slippery slope argument crossword clue8 letters
- 33An irrational reason to celebrate? crossword clue5 letters
- 34Captcha targets crossword clue8 letters
- 35One might center around being unprepared for a test crossword clue8 letters
- 45Something read by a chiromancer crossword clue4 letters
- 46Actress Shawkat of "Search Party" crossword clue4 letters
- 48Took a turn crossword clue4 letters
- 49Where the Chair of St. Peter can be found in St. Peter's Basilica crossword clue4 letters
- 51___ Major crossword clue4 letters
- 52Relatives of berets crossword clue4 letters
- 54"Get it?" crossword clue3 letters
- 56Gun lobby grp. crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “B-ball”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with H and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “B-ball” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 8 Down. It has appeared 4 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “B-ball” crossword clue?
The answer is HOOPS (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.