Sports
Across
- 5. Ancient martial-art grip technique involving wrist inversion
- 6. Pre-WWII bobsled steering method using ankle pressure
- 8. Disused rowing command signaling a half-stroke cadence drop
- 9. Ancient Greek combat sport blending boxing and wrestling with near-no rules
- 11. A legendary Olympic event discontinued after 1920 involving pistol duels on foot
- 14. Medieval tournament event combining lancework and ground grappling
- 17. A defunct tennis stroke relying on an inverted slice
- 19. Ultra-rare gymnastics vault requiring a 3.5 twisting salto
- 20. Obscure cricket delivery relying on a double-grip reverse spin
Down
- 1. Esoteric fencing manoeuvre that counters a feint-in-quarte
- 2. Obsolete hockey tactic involving a looping back-arc pass
- 3. Historic term for a strategic defensive rugby formation outlawed in the modern era
- 4. Old boxing guard stance focused on oblique deflection
- 7. A long-banned cycling tactic involving rear-wheel destabilization
- 10. Obsolete golf club used for lofted rescue shots before 1900
- 12. Rare figure-skating jump variant with an added outside-edge switch mid-air
- 13. Rare wrestling counter exploiting a spine-tilt overhook
- 15. Old football (soccer) position removed from rules in 1925
- 16. An early baseball pitch type with a vertical knuckle-flick
- 18. Biomechanical term for asymmetric gait used to confuse defenders