Softball

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study (5)
  2. 6. A cry or shout of approval (5)
  3. 8. The person who does the ___ (7)
  4. 9. To pay close attention to one thing (5)
  5. 10. The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force (14)
  6. 11. Either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit (6)
  7. 13. A close, caring relationship between people. (10)
  8. 15. A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident (5)
  9. 16. A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity (5)

Down

  1. 1. An outdoor grandstand without a roof (9)
  2. 2. A headlong plunge into water (4)
  3. 3. The act of ___ the properties of something, usually by research or calculation (13)
  4. 5. An enthusiastic devotee of sports (plural) (4)
  5. 7. The psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (9)
  6. 12. To hear with intention (6)
  7. 14. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (3)