Basketball Fun

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. The chief official who is expected to ensure fair play (7)
  2. 3. A sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw (plural) (8)
  3. 4. A container that is usually woven and has handles (6)
  4. 8. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop (10)
  5. 9. An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field (plural) (8)

Down

  1. 2. To become or cause to become obstructed (4)
  2. 3. A raised vertical board with basket attached (9)
  3. 5. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong (plural) (6)
  4. 6. The act of going from one place to another (9)
  5. 7. A state in east central United States (8)