Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback (plural)
- 1 Across
- The middle part of a playing field
- 3 Across
- The person who plays that position on a football team
- 4 Across
- Being protected from harm
- 5 Across
- The person who plays ___
- 8 Across
- A punishment or disadvantage imposed for breaking a rule.
- 10 Across
- Any final competition to determine a championship (plural)
- 11 Across
- Someone in charge of training an athlete or a team (plural)
- 14 Across
- A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
- 15 Across
- Work done in addition to regular working hours
- 2 Down
- A score in American football
- 6 Down
- A ___ in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the ___ River and the Missouri River
- 7 Down
- The chief official who is expected to ensure fair play
- 9 Down
- A person who participates in or is skilled at some game (plural)
- 11 Down
- An enthusiastic devotee of sports (plural)
- 12 Down
- The contestant you hope to defeat (plural)
- 13 Down