I was not surprised to discover it's a sports term. Add this to the sports knowledge I've gained from crosswords! In pick-up basketball, "BALL UP TOP" is a phrase used to keep the game moving.

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The word "See" for starters is so evocative. For me, it conjures up the idea of looking deeply ... the lower corner of the puzzle. The title of today's puzzle allowed me to make a confident ...

In addition to being my crossword construction companion, Penny does her best “cat impression” by cuddling up in my lap every ... and MINOR LEAGUE. The word LEADERS in today's title gave ...

The DOWN-most word of each vertical theme answer can be paired with the word HILL to make the name of a place: BUNKER HILL, BEACON HILL, and CHAPEL HILL. Today's crossword theme comes with an ...

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Not only did Amanda come up with something better ... Many thanks to the whole USA Today team for all of their work on this one. CRAM (Start studying for an exam in the 11th hour) LEAKIEST ...