Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- Being protected from harm
- 2 Across
- A score in American football
- 5 Across
- The chief official who is expected to ensure fair play
- 8 Across
- To have fun with games or toys
- 9 Across
- Encouragement in the form of ___ from spectators
- 10 Across
- A person who participates in or is skilled at some game (plural)
- 11 Across
- Open area of grass or crops
- 14 Across
- A paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image
- 16 Across
- A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- 1 Down
- Team sport played with a ball and goalposts
- 3 Down
- A play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- 4 Down
- The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- 6 Down
- Involving the entire earth
- 7 Down
- A football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line
- 12 Down
- The person who plays that position on a football team
- 13 Down
- The act of delivering a blow with the foot
- 15 Down