Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- An athletic competition in which a ___ is thrown as far as possible
- 2 Across
- A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
- 4 Across
- To run very fast, usually for a short distance
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- A footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
- 7 Across
- A ___ at which a number of athletic contests are held
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- A fresh team to relieve weary draft animals
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- The property created by the space between two objects or points
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- A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
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- An athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
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- The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
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