Bowling Brain Game

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Across
  1. 5. The wooden or synthetic runway area where a bowler takes their steps before releasing the ball.
  2. 7. Rolling two strikes in a row.
  3. 8. The frontmost pin in the triangle setup, officially known as the 1-pin.
  4. 9. Throwing the ball through the air so it lands far down the lane with a thud.
  5. 10. Completing an entire game without a single open frame, meaning every frame has a strike or a spare.
  6. 13. The sweet spot between the front pins that gives you the best chance for a strike.
  7. 15. The center pin in the setup, officially known as the 5-pin.
  8. 16. Failing to knock down all 10 pins after both rolls in a frame.
  9. 19. Knocking down all 10 pins on the first roll of a frame.
  10. 20. A shot that crosses over the center of the lane and hits the opposite side of the headpin from where it was thrown.
  11. 21. Rolling three strikes in a row.
Down
  1. 1. Knocking down all remaining pins on the second roll of a frame.
  2. 2. One of the 10 individual turns that make up a standard game of bowling.
  3. 3. The boundary line separating the walkway from the oiled lane that players cannot cross.
  4. 4. Rolling four strikes in a row.
  5. 6. The two sunken channels running alongside the lane that catch errant balls.
  6. 11. A stray pin that bounces or slides across the pin deck to knock down another standing pin.
  7. 12. A ball that curves as it rolls toward the pins.
  8. 14. The flat area at the very end of the lane where the 10 pins stand.
  9. 17. Rolling 12 consecutive strikes to achieve the maximum possible score of 300.
  10. 18. The hardest split in bowling, leaving only the two farthest back corner pins standing.
  11. 19. A difficult spare leave where the headpin is down, and two or more non-adjacent pins remain standing.