Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- The contestant who wins the contest
- 2 Across
- The chief official who is expected to ensure fair play
- 4 Across
- Team sport played with a ball and goalposts
- 5 Across
- An enthusiastic and vocal supporter (plural)
- 9 Across
- A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
- 10 Across
- A district of a city having some distinguishing character
- 13 Across
- A person with a record of failing
- 15 Across
- A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- 16 Across
- Armor plate that protects the head
- 1 Down
- The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- 3 Down
- A score in American football
- 6 Down
- A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
- 7 Down
- A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- 8 Down
- The person who plays that position on a football team
- 11 Down
- First day of the week
- 12 Down
- A play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- 14 Down
