Across
- 3. The position adopted by the bowler on the mat, prior to delivery.
- 4. The depression that surrounds the green. Its edge marks the boundary of the playing surface.
- 8. A person who undertakes to see that a game of singles is played according to the rules. He marks all touchers, centres the jack, measures, and keeps the score.
- 9. A shot excruciatingly executed, yet sublimely successful – do at least say sorry!
- 10. A device used to determine which bowl is nearest the jack.
- 11. When, for the right-handed player, the bowl is delivered so that the curve of the bowl is from left to right as it moves towards its objective.
- 14. Where the player has allowed too much green or land for his bowl. (4,4)
- 15. When, for the right-handed player, the bowl is delivered so that the curve of the bowl is from right to left as it travels towards its objective.
- 16. A bowl that has not been delivered with sufficient pace to reach its objective.(5,4)
Down
- 1. An end which is considered not to have been played and so no score is recorded. It can happen as a result of the jack being driven out of the confines of the playing area.(4,3)
- 2. The round yeloow/white ball towards which play is directed.
- 5. A bowl which during its course has touched the jack.
- 6. Where a player has not allowed enough green or land. (6,4)
- 7. Where a bowl has been delivered with too much pace and will end beyond its objective. (5,4)
- 11. A bowl delivered with the correct pace to stop short of the objective, in the hope that it will prevent an opponent being able to play a certain shot.
- 12. Either a bowl which comes to rest in the ditch or is knocked into the ditch and is not a toucher, or a bowl that comes to rest outside the confines of the rink, either in its course or by being knocked there.(4,4)
- 13. The player who lays the mat, rolls the jack, and delivers the first bowl in an end.
- 16. The captain of a game of fours, triples or pairs. He is last to bowl and is responsible for dictating the tactics of the game.