Curling Crossword

2. The player who determines the strategy, and directs play for the team. The skip delivers the last pair of stones for his/her team in each end.
3. The amount a rock bends while traveling down the sheet of ice.
5. END An end in which no points have been scored.
6. Slippery material placed on the sole of the shoe, to make it easier to slide on the ice.
9. A curling competition or tournament.
10. A take-out. Removal of a stone from the playing area by hitting it with another stone.
12. A stone that does not reach the far hog line. It must be removed from play.
15. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it to turn and curl in a counter-clockwise direction for a right-handed curler.
17. The action of moving a broom or brush back and forth in the path of a moving stone.
18. The circle at the center of the house.
20. A fine spray of water applied to a sheet of curling ice before commencing play.
21. A device used for sweeping the ice.
22. The first player on a team to deliver a pair of stones for his/her team in each end.
23. A line 10 meters from the hack at each end of the ice.
25. The amount of force given to the stone during the delivery.
28. When one stone is bumped ahead by another.
30. The movement of a curling stone after it has struck a stationary stone in play.
31. OUT Removal of a stone from the playing area by hitting it with another stone.

1. The foot-holds at each end of the ice from which the stone is delivered.
2. An alternate player or substitute.
4. The curler who delivers the second pair of stones for hi/her team in each end.
5. The Line across the ice at the back of the house.
7. The rotation applied to the handle of a stone that causes it to rotate in a clockwise direction and curl for a right-handed curler.
8. The specific playing surface upon which a curling game is played.
11. Any stone in the rings or touching the rings which is a potential point.
13. The momentum required for a stone to reach the house or circles at the distant end.
14. STONE A stone in motion touched by a member of either team, or any part of the equipment.
16. The rings or circles toward which play is directed consisting of a 12-foot ring, 8-foot ring, 4-foot ring and a button.
19. LINE The line that passes through the centre of the house parallel to the hog line and backline.
21. stone that just touches the outer edge of the circles.
24. A stone that is placed in a position so that it may protect another stone.
26. A portion of a curling game that is completed when each team has thrown eight rocks and the score has been decided.
27. A rock delivered with a greater force than necessary.
29. ROCK At any time during an end, the stone closest to the button.