Across 1. a game played by two teams of five players each who throw a large ball through a basket to score points 4. the outdoor area where golf is played, with nine or 18 holes 7. boot with wheels or a blade attached, worn to slide along 8. to travel by boat 10. the game of rolling a ball on a flat surface 11. one of 14 standard sticks used to hit a golf ball 14. a long, rounded piece of metal or wood used to strike a baseball 15. the sport of doing various acrobatic exercises to develop strength, balance, etc. 16. a sport of two teams of 11 players each, who kick a ball into nets at either end of a rectangular field (called ``football" outside the USA) 17. the sport of using a bow to shoot arrows at targets 19. in USA, a sport played by two 11- person teams with the object of carrying or passing the ball over the opponent's goal line 22. a game in which people try to hit a small hard ball with a special stick (a club) into a small hole over a large outdoor course 23. a board with four wheels on which one stands and rolls along a surface 25. a hitting of the ball back and forth between opponents 26. to bend at the waist 27. a material made of string, wire,

etc., knotted or twisted together, used for a specific purpose 28. one of two upright pieces of wood or metal used to mark the scoring area Down 2. to ride the ocean's waves as they break in approaching the shore, esp. while standing on a narrow board (surfboard) 3. a game played on a field by nine players on each team who hit the ball with a bat and run around four bases to score 4. a score in some sports, such as soccer or hockey 5. the sport of sliding down or across snowy surfaces on skis 6. one of several types of machines that move skiers to the top of a hill or mountain 7. the sport of sliding down or across snowy surfaces on skis 9. to bounce (a basketball) 12. a boot with a sharpened steel blade used to move over ice 13. an ice-skating sport in which one team uses curved sticks to shoot a small, round disk into the other team's goal 18. to ride on a bicycle or motorcycle 20. a long thin piece of wood, metal, or plastic with a point at one end and feathers at the other 21. a swimming pool, usu. made of cement or stone 22. a goalkeeper 24. game played on a court with two or four players who use rackets to hit the ball over a net, so that the opponent(s) cannot hit it back

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