Basketball tries crossword clue
1 Across · WSJ Crossword, September 20, 2026 · 5 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Basketball tries” is SHOTS. It appears as 1 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 20, 2026, a Sunday puzzle titled “Chill Out” by Kevin Christian & Andrea Carla Michaels, and it fills 5 squares running left to right from row 1, column 1 of the 15×15 grid.
A plural clue takes a plural answer, which is why the entry ends in S. The entry begins with S and ends with S, and contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Weekend puzzles follow the same conventions as the weekday grids, pitched a notch above midweek, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer SHOTS:
- Vet visit deliveriesSep 7, 2026