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Sports Challenge Crossword #1

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Sports Challenge Crossword #1

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1 AcrossGames held every four years with rings

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Sports Challenge Crossword #1

15 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 1. Games held every four years with rings
  2. 6. Official with the whistle
  3. 7. Big indoor venue for games and concerts
  4. 9. Oval where runners race
  5. 11. Racquet sport played at Wimbledon
  6. 14. Hit that sends the batter around all the bases
  7. 17. Gliding sport on ice or wheels
  8. 18. Leather hand cover for catching baseballs

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  1. 2. Swimmer's or runner's assigned path
  2. 3. Three of them and the batter is out
  3. 4. Group playing on the same side
  4. 5. What every team shoots for, literally
  5. 8. Trained sports competitor
  6. 10. Shiny prize on the mantel
  7. 12. Baseball's unit of play
  8. 13. Bouncing the ball down the basketball court
  9. 15. Gold prize hung around a champion's neck
  10. 16. Team sport pulling oars in a boat

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Sports Challenge Crossword #1

15 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 1. Games held every four years with rings — OLYMPICS
  2. 6. Official with the whistle — REFEREE
  3. 7. Big indoor venue for games and concerts — ARENA
  4. 9. Oval where runners race — TRACK
  5. 11. Racquet sport played at Wimbledon — TENNIS
  6. 14. Hit that sends the batter around all the bases — HOMERUN
  7. 17. Gliding sport on ice or wheels — SKATING
  8. 18. Leather hand cover for catching baseballs — GLOVE

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  1. 2. Swimmer's or runner's assigned path — LANE
  2. 3. Three of them and the batter is out — STRIKE
  3. 4. Group playing on the same side — TEAM
  4. 5. What every team shoots for, literally — GOAL
  5. 8. Trained sports competitor — ATHLETE
  6. 10. Shiny prize on the mantel — TROPHY
  7. 12. Baseball's unit of play — INNING
  8. 13. Bouncing the ball down the basketball court — DRIBBLE
  9. 15. Gold prize hung around a champion's neck — MEDAL
  10. 16. Team sport pulling oars in a boat — ROWING

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About This Free Printable Crossword

Game day needs a warm-up, and this hard sports crossword is a serious one: eighteen answers crossing a 15x15 grid. The clues span the games held every four years, the three strikes that send a batter out, the racquet sport played at Wimbledon, and the gold prize hung around a champion's neck, with longer words like referee and homerun interlocking at tough angles. Teens who play, parents who coach, and classroom sports fans will all break a mental sweat.

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