Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- To move on foot at a normal pace
- 3 Across
- A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
- 6 Across
- A harsh noise made by scraping
- 8 Across
- To become or cause to become obstructed
- 9 Across
- A ballplayer who is batting
- 11 Across
- The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
- 13 Across
- A brief event in which two or more bodies come together (plural)
- 14 Across
- Strongbox where valuables can be ___ kept
- 15 Across
- Round object used in games
- 1 Down
- An official at a baseball game
- 2 Down
- The person who does the ___
- 4 Down
- A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- 5 Down
- To utter with anger or contempt
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- A failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
- 7 Down
- A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- 10 Down
- Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
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