Snowboarding

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. The occupation of athletes who compete for pay (5)
  2. 4. Enjoyment; what a good game gives you (3)
  3. 6. Low in temperature; also a sniffly illness (4)
  4. 9. To look with amazement (plural) (7)
  5. 11. The furthest or highest degree of something (7)
  6. 13. The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country (8)
  7. 14. The coldest season of the year (6)
  8. 15. United States railroad tycoon (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. Frozen flakes that fall in winter (4)
  2. 2. The sport of engaging in contests of speed (6)
  3. 3. A downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles (6)
  4. 5. Armor plate that protects the head (plural) (7)
  5. 7. An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (6)
  6. 8. A successful ending of a struggle or contest (7)
  7. 10. How fast something moves (5)
  8. 12. A cunning or deceitful action or device (plural) (6)