Across
- 3. The space between two lying stones, large enough for another to pass through.
- 4. An item used to sweep the ice.
- 6. A stone that is in a scoring position.
- 7. At any time during end, the stone that is closest to the tee.
- 11. The motion of the curler as the stone is being shot.
- 13. A shot in which the back of the player’s hand is facing away from the body when the player finishes his delivery. For a right-handed player, the rock will curl from right to left.
- 15. An alternate player or substitute
- 16. A rock delivered inside the intended line of delivery.
- 17. A stone just touching the outer edge of the house. It could potentially score a point.
- 20. A stone that loses its initial rotating motion during its travel down the rink.
- 22. An additional end played to break a tie at the end of regulation.
- 24. The slang term for a rock getting knocked off-line by a foreign object on the ice.
- 28. handle A stone that is released without any rotation.
- 29. The last stone shot in each end.
- 32. The circular scoring area.
- 34. A command which instructs players to sweep harder.
- 37. The boards behind the back at either end of the playing area.
- 39. A shot designed to take out an opponent’s rock, then roll to a designated spot.
- 45. A shot that curls around a guard.
- 46. A shot where the front of the player’s hand faces away from the body when delivering the rock
- 47. A command that instructs players to sweep harder.
- 48. The allotted time each team has for a game. Each team's clock begins after the opposing team's shot is considered complete and stops once the next stone is delivered.
- 50. A type of draw that knocks another rock into the house.
- 51. A stone that fails to reach the far hog line and is removed from play.
- 55. This weighs 42 pounds and is made of a rare, dense granite quarried on Scotland’s Ailsa Craig.
- 56. The line splitting the length of the ice sheet.
- 59. The playing area. It is 146 feet long and allows play in both directions.
- 61. The amount of force with which a rock is shot.
- 65. The line behind which a player must release a stone. It is located 21 feet from the tee.
- 66. Placing a shot behind a guard so no part of the rock shows from other end.
- 68. The smooth object worn on the sliding foot that allows for a long, smooth delivery.
- 69. The center of the house. Scoring is determined by which rock is closest to the tee.
Down
- 1. Playing the final end of a game.
- 2. A slang term for the last stone of an end.
- 4. When a rock is removed from play because of an infraction.
- 5. The player who shoots second for a team in each end.
- 7. What happens when the team that does not have last rock scores a point or points.
- 8. ice A term describing when the ice does not cause the stones to curl very much.
- 9. A rock between the hog line and the house used to prevent the opposition from hitting a rock in the house.
- 10. Droplets of water applied to the ice before a game which reduce stone/ice friction
- 12. The area between the hog-line and the house.
- 14. A type of shot that removes another rock from play.
- 18. The movement of a stone after it hits another stone off center.
- 19. A shot that started out on a line toward the skip’s broom.
- 20. The term for a rock that has been thrown with too little force.
- 21. The person who stands in the house and directs the game when the skip is shooting. When the skip shoots, the vice-skip holds the broom as the target. The vice-skip is often the third.
- 23. Leader of a curling team who directs strategy and shot selection. They typically hold a broom as a target for the other three players to shoot at. They usually shoots last.
- 25. An end in which a team scores the maximum # of points (more rare than a 300 bowling game)
- 26. A takeout shot that clears two opposing stones from the house.
- 27. A command to stop sweeping.
- 30. The curve the stone makes as it travels down the ice.
- 31. A form of a draw that stops in front of and next to another rock.
- 33. A guard near the hog line.
- 35. line The line at the back of the house. Rocks beyond the line are out of play.
- 36. A stone that is not delivered on the line of the skip’s broom.
- 38. A curling tournament.
- 40. A scoring shot. It is designed to stop inside or in front of the house.
- 41. The first player who shoots for a team in each end.
- 42. Type of ice condition in which the ice causes the stones to curl a lot.
- 43. The circles that make up the house.
- 44. A rock delivered outside the intended line.
- 49. An end in which no points are scored.
- 52. A rubber foothold where curlers begin their delivery (located 125 feet from the center of the house.
- 53. A shot to remove a guard or guards.
- 54. Type of ice meaning rocks have to be thrown harder.
- 57. Having the stone closest to the tee.
- 58. Ice Fast ice. Rocks must be thrown less hard in these conditions.
- 60. The rotation applied to the stone upon release.
- 62. The term for a rock that has been thrown too hard.
- 63. The player that shoots third in each end. The third is also often the vice-skip.
- 64. 1-foot circle at the center of the house.
- 67. Similar to an inning in baseball