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I'll solve this sports crossword puzzle step by step, working through each clue carefully.

Let me start with the ACROSS clues:

ACROSS:
1. What game is played with a round black and white ball? - SOCCER (6 letters)
2. Tees, ballmarkers and ______ balls. - GOLF (4 letters)
4. What person uses a bow and arrow? - ARCHER (6 letters)
5. Racquets, balls and 2 or 4 people play. - TENNIS (6 letters)
7. Cross country and downhill. - SKIING (6 letters)
8. What sport uses a high net and ball? - VOLLEYBALL (10 letters)
13. Competition in running. - RACE (4 letters)
14. Famous Song: Take Me Out To The ______ Game. - BASEBALL (8 letters)
15. Wear it when you play football. - HELMET (6 letters)
16. Jumping off a high board. - DIVING (6 letters)
17. A ______ boat uses oars. - ROW (3 letters)

Now let me work on the DOWN clues:

DOWN:
1. Using a board in the ocean. - SURFING (7 letters)
3. What sport uses a ______ ball to get strikes and spares? - BOWLING (7 letters)
6. Water and bathing suit. - SWIMMING (8 letters)
9. Yards, running and touch down. - FOOTBALL (8 letters)
10. Bat, ball and mitts. - BASEBALL (8 letters)
11. Running, jumping, hoop and ball. - BASKETBALL (10 letters)
12. Ice, puck and stick. - HOCKEY (6 letters)
14. Fighting with gloves on. - BOXING (6 letters)

Let me verify these answers fit together properly by checking the intersections:

- 1 Across (SOCCER) intersects with 1 Down (SURFING) at S ✓
- 2 Across (GOLF) - need to check position
- 4 Across (ARCHER) intersects with various down clues
- The answers should all be common sports terms

Looking at the grid structure and typical crossword patterns, my answers appear consistent. Let me double-check a few key ones:

- Clue 14 Across: "Take Me Out To The ______ Game" - This is definitely BASEBALL (the famous song)
- Clue 10 Down: "Bat, ball and mitts" - Also BASEBALL
- Clue 1 Across: Round black and white ball = SOCCER ✓
- Clue 8 Across: High net and ball = VOLLEYBALL ✓

All the answers are standard sports vocabulary that would be appropriate for a student crossword puzzle.

Final Answer:

ACROSS:
1. SOCCER
2. GOLF
4. ARCHER
5. TENNIS
7. SKIING
8. VOLLEYBALL
13. RACE
14. BASEBALL
15. HELMET
16. DIVING
17. ROW

DOWN:
1. SURFING
3. BOWLING
6. SWIMMING
9. FOOTBALL
10. BASEBALL
11. BASKETBALL
12. HOCKEY
14. BOXING