Sports (2)

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A cry or shout of approval (5)
  2. 5. Sport where players kick a ball into a net without using their hands (6)
  3. 6. Bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond (8)
  4. 8. Round object used in games (4)
  5. 9. Armor plate that protects the head (6)
  6. 11. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop (10)
  7. 13. A failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball (3)
  8. 14. A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions (6)
  9. 16. A game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them (7)

Down

  1. 2. Sport played on ice with sticks and a puck (6)
  2. 3. A ___ struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines that define the width of (8)
  3. 4. A person who participates in or is skilled at some game (6)
  4. 7. A punishment or disadvantage imposed for breaking a rule. (7)
  5. 10. Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight (plural) (7)
  6. 12. A score in American football (9)
  7. 15. Racket sport played over a net (6)