Puzzle 9

Tip-off play used to start every basketball game

Maurice __; first president of the NBA; 1949-1963

Government decisions/actions; opinion on policies

Dismayed

French prison that was stormed on July 14, 1789

Army wear

Chasing

No longer state-of-the-art

Nationality of Michael Jackson's girl from 1989

Casting off skin, dropping leaves

Relating to the running of a home