Across
- 4. Knocking down all remaining pins on a second throw.
- 7. A game without any open frames.
- 8. A type of grip in which the fingers are inserted only as far as the first joint, allowing much more spin.
- 13. The material that makes up the outer shell of the ball; the hardness, texture, and shine of a bowling ball.
- 14. A game of twelve strikes in a row--resulting in bowling's maximum score of 300.
- 15. The 2-7 or 3-10 split. Easier to pick up compared to a regular split.
- 16. The triangles embedded on the lane used in aiming the throw.
- 19. The 5-pin.
- 20. A lane consists of 39 strips of wood, each called boards; they are usually numbered by the player and used as targeting terms.
Down
- 1. A full set of pins that appears to have one or more not properly positioned; generally undesirable.
- 2. The desirable location for the ball to hit the pins to maximize strike potential.
- 3. The 7-10 split.
- 5. Three consecutive strikes.
- 6. To knock down one pin of a spare, while the pin next to or behind it remains standing.
- 9. The grooves or drop-off area on each side of the bowling lane.
- 10. Refers to a ball that crosses over to the other side of the head pin opposite the side it was thrown.
- 11. A method of team play in which in all five players bowl together to make one game; player #1 bowls frames 1 and 6; player #2 bowls frames 2 and 7 etc.
- 12. The 1 pin.
- 17. Any combination of pins remaining that have a gap between them.
- 18. The space extending back from the foul line used to make the steps and delivery; or how the bowler gets to the foul line.