| NAISMITH | James ___ ((b.1861 - d.1939) McGill University graduate who invented the sport of Basketball in 1891 |
| BASKETBALL | Sport invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts by McGill University graduate James Naismith |
| APPELLE | The Legend of Qu'___ Valley (Poem by Mohawk/Quaker poet and performer E. Pauline Johnson, b.1861 - d.1913) |
| EPAUNINE | Canadian poet and performance artist known also as Tekahionwake, _. ___ Johnson (b.1861 d.1913) |
| BLISS | Fredericton-born poet Mr. Carman (b.1861 - d.1929) |
| OSLER | Sir William ___ (b.1849 - d.1919), Mcgill University alum called 'The Father of Modern Medicine' |
| ICEHOCKEY | Early rules for it were developed at McGill University in the 1870s |
| VALEDICTORIAN | In the US and Canada, a person, usually the most outstanding graduate, who delivers a farewell speech at a graduation ceremony (13) |
| GOLDSMITHS | Constituent university of the University of London, originally founded in 1891 (10) |
| TESS | ___ of the d'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy novel first serialised in the illustrated newspaper The Graphic in 1891 (4) |
| RAYWRENCH | Tool also known as a hex key ("We played basketball in high school. I didn't know then he'd become one of the best three-point shooters of all time.") |
| INTERN | Student or graduate who works for a period of time in order to gain experience (6) |
| SHOOTINGGUARD | Position in basketball in which Michael Jordan mostly played for the Chicago Bulls (8,5) |
| EMMAWATSON | Belle's portrayer in "Beauty & the Beast," who's a Brown University graduate (2014): 2 wds. |
| OCONNOR | Frank P. ___ (b.1885 - d.1939 ...Entrepreneur who founded Canadian chocolates store Laura Secord in 1913 in Toronto) |
| CALTECH | Byname for the science and engineering institute in the U.S. city of Pasadena established in 1891 (7) |
| CAITLIN | Clark who became the all-time leading scorer across men's and women's N.C.A.A. basketball in 2024 |
| KORFBALL | Game similar to basketball in which each team consists of six men and six women (8) |
| JOHNKRASINSKI | Jim Halpert's portrayer on "The Office," who's a Brown University graduate (2001): 2 wds. |
| EDEL | Leon ___ (1963 Pulitzer-winning biographer who went to McGill University) |
