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Basketball Buzz Pack — Complete Answer List

This page covers the Basketball Buzz Pack bonus pack from Daily Themed Crossword — 281 clues with every answer listed. Packs sit outside the daily calendar: they stay in the app permanently and are built around a single subject rather than a single date, so you can work through one at your own pace instead of racing a midnight reset.

At 281 clues this pack is smaller than the average pack, which runs to about 290. The longest answer is ARSENAL at 7 letters. Note the clue flags as you read: 15 clues here end in "Abbr.", so those answers are shortened forms, and 14 carry a "wds." marker, meaning the answer is several words run together without spaces.

Clues appear below in the order the game gives them, so you can scroll to roughly where you are stuck rather than hunting the whole list. The pack index holds all 202 sets, and if your puzzle is dated rather than themed it will be in the daily archive or the mini archive instead.

Answers 1–120

Basketball Buzz Pack — Clues 1 to 120

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#1	Feminine suffix for govern or host	Show answer	3
#2	Larry ___ former NBA player who had one of the best rookie seasons with the Boston Celtics	Show answer	4
#3	Six-pointers in NFL for short	Show answer	3
#4	Polish before publishing	Show answer	4
#5	Do a seamstresss work	Show answer	3
#6	Knighted ones	Show answer	4
#7	___ Falco of The Sopranos	Show answer	4
#8	___ Unseld former NBA player who had one of the best rookie seasons with the Baltimore Bullets	Show answer	3
#9	The third w of www	Show answer	3
#10	Dog treat that may be buried	Show answer	4
#11	Just for the fun ___ (Just for the entertainment) 2 wds.	Show answer	4
#12	Meat-and-vegetable dish that is cooked slowly	Show answer	4
#13	On cloud ___ (very happy)	Show answer	4
#14	Alien transports Abbr.	Show answer	4
#15	Hot dog holders	Show answer	4
#16	___ Pettit former NBA player who had one of the best rookie seasons with the Milwaukee Hawks	Show answer	3
#17	Homer Simpsons trademark exclamation	Show answer	3
#18	Play a part	Show answer	3
#19	___ Miserables Victor Hugos novel	Show answer	3
#20	Goes soft as ice cream on a summer day	Show answer	5
#21	Its the end of an ___...	Show answer	3
#22	Hold on a ___!	Show answer	3
#23	___ Thomas former NBA player for the Detroit Pistons who ranks among the top players for assists	Show answer	5
#24	___ Barbie girl in the Barbie world lyrics by Aqua 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#25	Steve ___ former NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers who ranks among the top players for assists	Show answer	4
#26	Cookie in many desserts	Show answer	4
#27	Particle with a charge	Show answer	3
#28	Drenched	Show answer	3
#29	Droop like an unwatered flower	Show answer	4
#30	Track and ___ events	Show answer	5
#31	Underwater coral expanse	Show answer	4
#32	Actors Rogen and Green	Show answer	5
#33	___ Dane Scooby-Doo dog breed	Show answer	5
#34	___ Bogues former NBA player for the Toronto Raptors who ranks among the top players for assists	Show answer	6
#35	Blissful place in the Bible	Show answer	4
#36	In the ___ of the storm... (in the middle of a difficult situation)	Show answer	3
#37	Shes ___ roll! (doing well) 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#38	Grand ___ Opry (Nashville country music broadcast)	Show answer	3
#39	Perfect score for a gymnast	Show answer	3
#40	X-___ Dark Phoenix (2019 superhero film)	Show answer	3
#41	Tavern offering	Show answer	3
#42	Headbutting zodiac animal	Show answer	3
#43	___ Strickland former NBA player for the Houston Rockets who ranks among the top players for assists	Show answer	3
#44	Unexpected problem	Show answer	4
#45	List with entrees	Show answer	4
#46	Morning hours for short	Show answer	3
#47	Molecular unit	Show answer	4
#48	Common command after sit to a pooch	Show answer	4
#49	___ Spoelstra coach for NBAs Miami Heat who is nicknamed Coach Spo	Show answer	4
#50	Expanse that can be clear or cloudy	Show answer	3
#51	Rowboat propellers	Show answer	4
#52	Fishing pole	Show answer	3
#53	Bump on a toad	Show answer	4
#54	A coin has ___ sides	Show answer	3
#55	On ones ___ (alert)	Show answer	4
#56	Opposite of small	Show answer	5
#57	___ Popovich president and coach for the NBAs San Antonio Spurs who is nicknamed Coach Pop	Show answer	5
#58	Conga singer ___ Estefan	Show answer	6
#59	Matured like wine	Show answer	4
#60	Waffle brand featured in Stranger Things	Show answer	4
#61	Steve ___ coach for the Golden State Warriors who is a nine-time NBA champion	Show answer	4
#62	Furniture brand with Swedish-named products	Show answer	4
#63	Retirement savings plan initials	Show answer	3
#64	Detectives pursue them	Show answer	5
#65	Type of school for doctors for short	Show answer	3
#66	___ Bagley III Washington Wizards NBA player who released the album Big Jreams	Show answer	6
#67	Mike and ___ (brand of fruit-flavored candies)	Show answer	3
#68	ICU personnel Abbr.	Show answer	3
#69	Suffix with human to mean a human-like entity	Show answer	3
#70	Eggs in a lab	Show answer	3
#71	Dr. ___ of hip-hop	Show answer	3
#72	Like a swimming pool protected from the elements	Show answer	6
#73	Wooden boat in the book of Genesis	Show answer	3
#74	We ___ to please!	Show answer	3
#75	Pacific ___ (2013 science fiction film)	Show answer	3
#76	___ Drummond Chicago Bulls NBA player who released the track Listen	Show answer	5
#77	Kristoffs pet reindeer in Frozen	Show answer	4
#78	Fake news essentially	Show answer	3
#79	Umbrella singer to fans	Show answer	4
#80	Grunted like a pig	Show answer	6
#81	Ponzi scheme artist?	Show answer	3
#82	Brandon ___ Memphis Grizzlies NBA player who released the album Ride The Lightning	Show answer	6
#83	Steven Tylers actress daughter	Show answer	3
#84	___ F.C. Islington-based club	Show answer	7
#85	Whats spoken in Rome	Show answer	7
#86	Elm or pine e.g.	Show answer	4
#87	Goodyear product	Show answer	4
#88	Like some paper and pockets	Show answer	5
#89	Lonzo ___ Chicago Bulls NBA player who released the album Ball-Star Pack	Show answer	4
#90	Give something a shot?	Show answer	3
#91	Cigar leftover	Show answer	3
#92	Conifer variety popular during Christmas	Show answer	3
#93	Have lunch	Show answer	3
#94	University website ender	Show answer	3
#95	Prepare in hot oil	Show answer	3
#96	Eyelid sore	Show answer	4
#97	___ Jackson Jr. Memphis Grizzlies NBA player who is featured on the album Ride The Lightning	Show answer	5
#98	Vinyl spinners at a nightclub Abbr.	Show answer	3
#99	Get off at Grand Central say	Show answer	7
#100	Um ya think?	Show answer	3
#101	Cards checked by bouncers Abbr.	Show answer	3
#102	I Know What You ___ Last Summer 1997 film	Show answer	3
#103	Distributed as cards	Show answer	5
#104	___ Banks former Americas Got Talent host	Show answer	4
#105	Baby holder	Show answer	4
#106	Halloween month for short	Show answer	3
#107	Switch setting	Show answer	3
#108	Some partners Abbr.	Show answer	3
#109	___ and outs of the job	Show answer	3
#110	___ de toilette (perfume)	Show answer	3
#111	Gradation of color	Show answer	3
#112	___ Williams NBA player who had one of the best free agent signings with the Seattle SuperSonics	Show answer	3
#113	Clumsy and bumbling sort	Show answer	3
#114	Youve Got Mail actress ___ Ryan	Show answer	3
#115	Unhealthy air to inhale	Show answer	4
#116	Take part in a marathon	Show answer	3
#117	___ you going to finish that?	Show answer	3
#118	Some sushi tuna	Show answer	3
#119	___ Davis NBA player who had one of the best free agent signings with the Dallas Mavericks	Show answer	4
#120	Honey-loving insects	Show answer	4

Answers 121–240

Basketball Buzz Pack — Clues 121 to 240

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#121	The E in NYE	Show answer	3
#122	Baseball team Cincinnati ___	Show answer	4
#123	Actress Green of Casino Royale	Show answer	3
#124	___ Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 movie starring Jim Carrey	Show answer	7
#125	___-haw (donkeys loud cry)	Show answer	3
#126	___ Holiday NBA player who had one of the best free agent signings with the New Orleans Pelicans	Show answer	4
#127	Poem of homage	Show answer	3
#128	Parking ___ (street device)	Show answer	5
#129	Healing ointment	Show answer	4
#130	I dont ___ too well (Im sick)	Show answer	4
#131	Inventive thought?	Show answer	4
#132	Peanut butter brand	Show answer	3
#133	___ Starks NBA player who had one of the best free agent signings with the New York Knicks	Show answer	4
#134	Get a ___! (something you can non-sarcastically tell a detective)	Show answer	4
#135	Lobe site	Show answer	3
#136	Bench pressers muscle briefly	Show answer	3
#137	Lunchbox sandwich Abbr.	Show answer	3
#138	Vast expanse of water	Show answer	3
#139	___ Smith player who is among those with the most slam dunks in NBA history	Show answer	4
#140	Rock and rolls ___ Na Na	Show answer	3
#141	Entertain thoroughly	Show answer	5
#142	Hi-___ image (superior quality image)	Show answer	3
#143	Famous ___ (American cookie brand)	Show answer	4
#144	Tit for ___	Show answer	3
#145	___ Mahal (marble monument in India)	Show answer	3
#146	___ Griffin player who is among those with the most slam dunks in NBA history	Show answer	5
#147	Thomas Dekkers The Merry Month ___ 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#148	Lacking sharpness	Show answer	6
#149	Hawks have sharp ones	Show answer	4
#150	___ hay while the sun shines	Show answer	4
#151	___ Stoudemire player who is among those with the most slam dunks in NBA history	Show answer	5
#152	Whats in a ___? (Juliets words)	Show answer	4
#153	Green Bay Packers organization Abbr.	Show answer	3
#154	Muffin morsel	Show answer	3
#155	___ Gola former New York Knicks player who is among those with the most triple-doubles in NBA history	Show answer	3
#156	Genetic evidence at a forensic lab Abbr.	Show answer	3
#157	Thanks for the loan letters	Show answer	3
#158	___ Lever former Dallas Mavericks player who is among those with the most triple-doubles in NBA history	Show answer	3
#159	___ Leppard (rock band)	Show answer	3
#160	Raisins partner sometimes	Show answer	3
#161	Lead-in to hoo to give a chocolate drink	Show answer	3
#162	Constellation that looks like an ancient instrument	Show answer	4
#163	Put a match to	Show answer	3
#164	John ___ WWE wrestler and Trainwreck actor	Show answer	4
#165	Nikola ___ Denver Nuggets player who is among those with the most triple-doubles in NBA history	Show answer	5
#166	Moppet say	Show answer	5
#167	Slink or sidle	Show answer	5
#168	Company kingpin Abbr.	Show answer	3
#169	Cold ___ (frigid) 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#170	___ Doncic Dallas Mavericks player who is among those with the most triple-doubles in NBA history	Show answer	4
#171	Plumbers problem?	Show answer	4
#172	Ninjutsu practitioner	Show answer	5
#173	Gas used in eye-catching store signs	Show answer	4
#174	Yeah right!	Show answer	3
#175	Pirates cry	Show answer	3
#176	___ moment (point of revelation)	Show answer	3
#177	Sturdy chest wood	Show answer	3
#178	Burnt ___ crisp 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#179	Wednesday follower for short	Show answer	3
#180	Amount before deductions	Show answer	5
#181	Metropolitan ___ (city and its surrounding communities)	Show answer	4
#182	Tea or grocery holder	Show answer	3
#183	Prohibit legally	Show answer	3
#184	___ was saying ... 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#185	The largest organ in the human body	Show answer	4
#186	___ dunk (crowd-pleasing basketball shot)	Show answer	4
#187	Submarine ___ 1943 thriller film	Show answer	5
#188	Youve said more than you need to in textspeak Abbr.	Show answer	3
#189	___ Ketchup Spanish girl group	Show answer	3
#190	Carte preceder in restaurants 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#191	___ Bellamy former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history	Show answer	4
#192	Suffix with north or east	Show answer	3
#193	Welcome garland in Hawaii	Show answer	3
#194	Manitoban or Roosevelt for one	Show answer	3
#195	Montanas capital	Show answer	6
#196	Elvis ___ left the building	Show answer	3
#197	Voice above tenor in a choir	Show answer	4
#198	Queen for one	Show answer	3
#199	Columns counterparts in a datasheet	Show answer	4
#200	___ Abdul-Jabbar former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history	Show answer	6
#201	Like ___ of sunshine 2 wds.	Show answer	4
#202	Neither follower	Show answer	3
#203	Texas neighbor for short	Show answer	4
#204	The ___ 2000 film starring Mel Gibson	Show answer	7
#205	Shirt sleeve filler	Show answer	3
#206	Weed-removing tool	Show answer	3
#207	Netflix original show ___ Day at a Time	Show answer	3
#208	Hawaiian greeting	Show answer	5
#209	___ Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)	Show answer	3
#210	Now ___ theater near you (movie poster line) 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#211	Black sticky goo	Show answer	3
#212	___ Keanan who played Dana Foster on Step by Step	Show answer	5
#213	Self-pampering spot	Show answer	3
#214	Really bother 2 wds.	Show answer	5
#215	Natalia ___ Stranger Things actress	Show answer	4
#216	Prayer ender	Show answer	4
#217	USA currency	Show answer	6
#218	Fuzzy green fruit	Show answer	4
#219	___ Malone former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history	Show answer	4
#220	Free from moisture	Show answer	3
#221	Pie chart lines essentially	Show answer	5
#222	Dwight ___ basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history	Show answer	6
#223	ATM access code Abbr.	Show answer	3
#224	Be indebted to	Show answer	3
#225	Spinning toy	Show answer	3
#226	___ Duncan former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history	Show answer	3
#227	___-Mart Stores Inc. (former name)	Show answer	3
#228	Nocturnal bird that is a symbol of wisdom	Show answer	3
#229	Washroom to a Brit	Show answer	3
#230	Oxens farm tool	Show answer	4
#231	Academic degree that follows a masters Abbr.	Show answer	3
#232	Observes	Show answer	4
#233	Word used with 6a to refer to a selected player who does not meet expectations	Show answer	4
#234	___ De-Lovely (song covered by Lady Gaga)	Show answer	3
#235	Golfer Palmer fondly	Show answer	5
#236	Like bills yet to be paid	Show answer	3
#237	Too good to be ___	Show answer	4
#238	Former telecom giant Abbr.	Show answer	3
#239	Talks and chats	Show answer	4
#240	NBA ___ annual event where new players are selected for various teams in the league	Show answer	5

Answers 241–281

Basketball Buzz Pack — Clues 241 to 281

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#241	Packed closely	Show answer	5
#242	Maiden metal?	Show answer	4
#243	Up the ___ (stake in poker)	Show answer	4
#244	Mapo ___ (Sichuan dish)	Show answer	4
#245	NBA term that refers to the exchange of player rights from one team to another	Show answer	5
#246	___ boy! (encouraging words)	Show answer	4
#247	___ bubble (scuba divers release)	Show answer	3
#248	Slowly drain	Show answer	3
#249	Have you met him ___?	Show answer	3
#250	Youre one ___ million 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#251	Inland taipan e.g.	Show answer	5
#252	Raps ___ Wayne	Show answer	3
#253	Mesh-like fishing device	Show answer	3
#254	Mark ___ minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team	Show answer	5
#255	That was a ___ in the face (an insult)	Show answer	4
#256	Actress ___ Louise of Gilligans Island	Show answer	4
#257	Boxers Muhammad and Laila	Show answer	4
#258	Upside-down mammals	Show answer	4
#259	Commercial website with a Buy It Now option	Show answer	4
#260	Its not all ___ and games...	Show answer	3
#261	I have been to Seattle ___ times (small number) 2 wds.	Show answer	4
#262	Room-cooling appliances Abbr.	Show answer	3
#263	From ___ Z (entirely) 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#264	Caffeinated perhaps	Show answer	5
#265	Loot a bank say	Show answer	3
#266	Berts best friend	Show answer	5
#267	___-cone (iced summer treat)	Show answer	3
#268	Ed ___ n Eddy Cartoon Network series	Show answer	3
#269	Tom ___ owner of the Detroit Pistons NBA team	Show answer	5
#270	Actress Seydoux from Spectre	Show answer	3
#271	The U in EU	Show answer	5
#272	The Sweetest Taboo band	Show answer	4
#273	Mani-___ (combo offer at a salon)	Show answer	4
#274	Navigation aid on a smartphone Abbr.	Show answer	3
#275	___ Taylor owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team	Show answer	4
#276	Initial stage	Show answer	5
#277	___ Lacob majority owner of the Golden State Warriors NBA team	Show answer	3
#278	Robert De ___ The Irishman actor	Show answer	4
#279	Unknown author for short	Show answer	4
#280	Well I come from Alabama with the ___ on my knee ... (The Byrds lyrics)	Show answer	5
#281	Creepy-crawlies	Show answer	4

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FAQ

Basketball Buzz Pack — Questions

What are the answers to the Basketball Buzz Pack pack?

The Basketball Buzz Pack pack holds 281 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed above in the order the game presents them.

How big is this pack?

281 clues, against an average of 290 across the game's 202 packs. The longest answer is ARSENAL at 7 letters.

Why do some answers run words together?

Because 14 clues in this pack are flagged "wds.", meaning the answer is more than one word entered without spaces — for example a two-word phrase typed as a single string.

Where are the other packs?

All 202 packs are listed alphabetically in the pack index, with Barbie World before this one and Best of Christmas after.

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Pro tips

3 Tips for the Basketball Buzz Pack Pack

Everything here shares one subject

A themed pack narrows the field far more than a daily board does: all 281 clues in Basketball Buzz Pack pull from the same subject. Read the pack name as a hint before you read the clue — it rules out most of the answers a general crossword would allow.

Answer length is the tiebreaker

Answers here run from 3 to 7 letters, the longest being ARSENAL. Themed clues often have two plausible solutions, so match the length to the slot before you commit.

Packs never change

Unlike the dated boards, a pack is fixed — the same clues in the same order for every player, which is what makes a written answer list reliable. Browse the full pack index for the rest, or the dated archive if you are chasing today's board instead.

How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify the Basketball Buzz Pack pack

All 281 clues in this pack are read from the pack data itself, with answers length-checked and clue text kept verbatim. Packs are fixed content, so this page is checked once against the game and then stays correct rather than drifting.

Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Sep 7, 2026

Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

281clues in this pack

7longest answer

202themed packs

6,030dated boards

How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

Read the theme before the clues

Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.

STEP 02

Fill the short crossings first

Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.

STEP 03

Abbreviations are signposted

A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.

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