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Across
  1. 3. BALL Method to start or resume basketball play
  2. 6. Pitcher’s throw to catch a runner leaning
  3. 7. FAULT Two consecutive missed serves in tennis
  4. 9. PLAY Man-advantage situation in hockey
  5. 11. OOP High lob for a slam dunk in basketball
  6. 12. DRIVE Baseball ball hit on a sharp low trajectory
  7. 13. HITTER Batter who hits in place of the pitcher
  8. 16. DRIBBLE Illegal stop-and-restart of dribble
  9. 17. High-velocity hockey shot
  10. 21. KICK Restart from the arc after a defender’s touch
  11. 22. Infielder between second and third base
  12. 23. OFF Puck drop to start play in hockey
  13. 24. KICK Acrobatic overhead strike in soccer
  14. 25. Area where relief pitchers warm up
  15. 26. Score at forty-forty in tennis
  16. 27. ZONE Scoring area at each end of a football field
Down
  1. 1. DEFENSE Players guard areas rather than men
  2. 2. CATCH Receiver’s signal to avoid being tackled on a punt
  3. 4. Central area of the soccer pitch
  4. 5. Last line of defense in soccer
  5. 8. LINE Hockey rink marker for offside zones
  6. 9. BOX Where a penalized hockey player sits
  7. 10. Game to decide a set at six-all
  8. 11. Quarterback’s last-second play change
  9. 14. Bench area for baseball teams
  10. 15. Dribble move passing the ball through legs
  11. 17. CLOCK Timer limiting possession length
  12. 18. On-field team conference before a play
  13. 19. Forward rotation imparted to a ball
  14. 20. FLY Rule preventing easy double plays on popups
  15. 22. Two-point score by downing an opponent in end zone
  16. 23. BREAK Quick transition attack after a turnover