Shot Captain Oddly Dropped Then Caught Sensational

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Updated: September 1, 2025

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adjective • suitable to or characteristic of drama • pertaining to or characteristic of drama • used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style adjective satellite • sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
	37%	14		A play where a player fakes a shot to make the defender jump, then takes a shot
noun • a play executed by a basketball team
	33%	9		A geological term for a rock that has been transported and then dropped by a glacier or iceberg
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Telegraph Cryptic09 May 2025	Down 17
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