CROSSWORD OF SPORTS
Across
- 5. a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.
- 7. the sport or pastime of flying in ballon.
- 9. a ball game similar to baseball, played chiefly in British schools.
- 13. a vehicle that touches the ground with only one wheel. The most common variation has a frame with a saddle, and has a pedal-driven direct drive.
- 15. a competitive sport in which the skater is required to execute school figures and to perform one or more original programs of difficult jumps, spins, etc., to a musical setting.
- 18. recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water.
- 20. the sport of flying in a glider.
- 21. A game of French origin in which metal balls are thrown toward a target ball, played outside on a roughly surfaced rectangular court.
- 22. racquet sport, a form of Basque pelota. Equipment includes a racquet and a ball.
- 24. the activity or pastime of sliding downhill over snow on a toboggan.
- 25. a heavy thick-centered disk thrown by an athlete, in ancient Greek games or in modern field events.
- 26. the sport or activity of sailing a yacht. ... the joys of yachting.
Down
- 1. a team sport that was derived from association football in which players are encased in an inflated bubble called a Zorb, covering the entire upper body from waist up including the head.
- 2. a game played with heavy balls, the object of which is to propel one's ball so that it comes to rest as close as possible to a previously bowled small ball.
- 3. the sport or activity of climbing mountains.
- 4. a game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, soft rubber ball against the walls of a closed court.
- 6. an Asian system of unarmed combat using the hands and feet to deliver and block blows, widely practiced as a sport.
- 8. a light spear thrown in a competitive sport or as a weapon.
- 10. the sport or activity of riding a bicycle.
- 11. a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed.
- 12. sports that use horses as a main part of the sport. This usually takes the form of the rider being on the horse's back, or the horses pulling some sort of horse-drawn vehicle.
- 14. short for ice hockey or field hockey.
- 16. sport of shooting with a bow and arrows.
- 17. is a traditional game which involves the throwing of metal, rope or rubber rings over a set distance, usually to land over or near a spike.
- 19. a game with seven players on a side, similar to basketball except that a player receiving the ball must stand still until they have passed it to another player.
- 23. Fly-fishing is a method of fishing in which a silk or nylon model of a small winged insect is used as bait.