Hoops great __ Thomas Crossword Clue

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THOMAS (noun)
1. United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
2. Welsh poet (1914-1953)
HOOPS (noun)
1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

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5. Offered up gossip

11. Close one, for short

14. Part of a house that might shade part of a patio

15. African creature whose name is one letter away from what its horns might do

16. Constitutional change long endorsed by NOW

17. Some colorful apparel

19. Bagel-and-schmear go-with

20. Longtime deodorant brand

21. Crazy about

22. Number on a clothing tag

23. Unnatural sight, in brief

24. Outperforms

26. Certain grain source

28. What might bring down the house?

30. Male film character played by a female terrier named Terry

31. Brother Felipe, Matty or Jesus of baseball

32. Accessory for a guitar neck

35. Thingamajigs

39. Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across

42. "In conclusion..."

43. 'Darn it!'

44. Tilt

45. Chimney part

47. Secret rendezvous

49. Old-fashioned homemade cleaner

52. Call for delivery?

54. Org. concerned with nationwide traffic

56. Scent

57. Spoils

61. Cow's chew

62. Des Moines's domain

64. Word after tell or catch

65. Directs

66. Sphere ... or 4πr^2, for the surface of a sphere

67. Shortest among the top 25 most common U.S. surnames

68. Scottish cryptid, informally

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Down

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2. Establishment where things are cut and dried?

3. Self-satisfied and then some

4. Spa service, for short

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6. Cool cat's "Roger that"

7. Dizzy feeling, with "the"

8. Eponym of the N.H.L.'s M.V.P. award

9. Charger in una corrida

10. Chargers in courts, for short

11. Prove untrue

12. Suddenly went still

13. Like some documents in the pre-internet age

18. Acknowledge nonverbally

22. With an air of haughtiness

25. In days past

27. Shout in a game of tag

29. Replaces

30. Caesar wrap?

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33. Lead-in to chamber

34. Letter before "cue"

36. Mark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman

37. Carnivore

38. Fig. written in boxes on a W-9

40. Woman's name spelled out in a 1970 hit

41. Liberal __

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48. Beast with a horn

49. In the neighborhood

50. Small bump

51. Word after wet, pool or chicken

52. Slow sorts, in slang

53. Baby carriers

55. In the lead

58. Is behind

60. Shot in the dark

62. Sister channel of QVC

63. Narrow amount to win by

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