| TWEENERS | Players who straddle two positions, in hoops lingo |
| ROADHOG | A reckless and inconsiderate motorist who straddles the road (4,3) |
| ISTANBUL | City that straddles two continents, home to 14 million people (8) |
| UPS | Jumping ability, in hoops lingo |
| TREY | Long-range basket, in hoops lingo |
| LETITFLY | Shoot the ball, in hoops lingo |
| TREYS | Long shots, in hoops lingo |
| ANDONE | Foul shot following a basket, in hoops lingo |
| MANUP | Eschew zone defense, in hoops lingo |
| SYZYGY | Either of the two positions of a celestial body when sun, earth and the body lie in a straight line |
| COMBINATIONLOCK | A rugby forward who can play two positions may provide security (11,4) |
| OFF | One of two positions |
| ONOFF | Kind of switch with two positions: Hyph. |
| INTRANSIGENT | Between two positions, trapping general unwilling to compromise |
| MIDDLEGROUND | Area for compromise between two positions |
| TOGGLE | Switch between two positions, as leg got twisted |
| OFFANDON | Two positions for the switch, occasionally (3,3,2) |
| CAPTAINCOOK | Explorer has two positions on ship (7,4) |
| SEESAW | Teeter between two positions |
| TRIPLEDOUBLE | Ten or more points, rebounds and assists in one game, in hoops lingo ... and a literal feature of 20-, 33- and 43-Across |
