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All About Sports Crossword
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15. An event where several countries compete in many sports. (8) 19. You run around this in softball or baseball. (7) 20. Many sports are played on one of these. (5) 21. This sporting event involves using different strokes such as freestyle and butterfly. (8) DOWN 1. This is a very long run over fairly rough terrain. (12) 2. You can score ______ in soccer. (5) 3. Basketballers and babies do this. (7)
5. You need one of these to play most sports. (4) 7. This game is played on a table. (11)
17. You can score one of these in softball or baseball. (7) 18. What a ‘racquet’ this sport makes. (6)
8. You should apply this to avoid getting burnt when playing outdoor sport. (8) 9. This implement looks like a very heavy frisbee and is thrown for distance in athletics. (6) 12. You can score ______ in cricket. (4) 13. In this sport, you serve, volley or spike the ball over a net. (10) 16. This race is run on the last day of the Olympics. (8)
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