To solve the crossword puzzle, we need to match the clues with the appropriate sports-related terms. Let's go through each clue and fill in the answers step by step.
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Across Clues
1.
On ice or a field
- Answer: HOCKEY (played on ice or a field)
3.
Table tennis
- Answer: PINGPONG
10.
Game with netted sticks
- Answer: BADMINTON (uses rackets with netted strings)
11.
Grapppling
- Answer: WRESTLING
12.
Racing in the water
- Answer: SWIMMING
13.
Downhill snow sport
- Answer: SKIING
15.
Played on a pool table
- Answer: BILLIARDS
16.
Ball kicking game
- Answer: SOCCER
19.
Bump, set, spike
- Answer: VOLLEYBALL
23.
Scrum sport
- Answer: RUGBY
24.
Shooting hoops
- Answer: BASKETBALL
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Down Clues
2.
Field game; also an insect
- Answer: CRICKET (a field game and a type of insect)
4.
Tumbling and acrobatics
- Answer: GYMNASTICS
5.
Two-wheeled racing
- Answer: CYCLING
6.
Superbowl game
- Answer: FOOTBALL
7.
Racket game
- Answer: TENNIS
8.
_____ gloves
- Answer: BOXING (boxing gloves)
9.
Played with a birdie
- Answer: BADMINTON
14.
Mixed _____ Arts
- Answer: MARTIAL (mixed martial arts)
15.
Played with pins
- Answer: BOWLING
17.
America's pastime
- Answer: BASEBALL
18.
Baseball-like game
- Answer: SOFTBALL
20.
Played with clubs
- Answer: GOLF
21.
_____ and Field
- Answer: TRACK (track and field)
22.
_____ boarding
- Answer: SNOW (snowboarding)
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Filling in the Grid
Using the answers above, let's fill in the crossword grid:
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Across:
1. HOCKEY
3. PINGPONG
10. BADMINTON
11. WRESTLING
12. SWIMMING
13. SKIING
15. BILLIARDS
16. SOCCER
19. VOLLEYBALL
23. RUGBY
24. BASKETBALL
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Down:
2. CRICKET
4. GYMNASTICS
5. CYCLING
6. FOOTBALL
7. TENNIS
8. BOXING
9. BADMINTON
14. MARTIAL
15. BOWLING
17. BASEBALL
18. SOFTBALL
20. GOLF
21. TRACK
22. SNOW
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Final Answer
The completed crossword puzzle is as follows:
```
H O C K E Y
P I N G P O N G
B A D M I N T O N
W R E S T L I N G
S W I M M I N G
S K I I N G
B I L L I A R D S
S O C C E R
V O L L E Y B A L L
R U G B Y
B A S K E T B A L L
C R I C K E T
G Y M N A S T I C S
C Y C L I N G
F O O T B A L L
T E N N I S
B O X I N G
B A D M I N T O N
M A R T I A L
B O W L I N G
B A S E B A L L
S O F T B A L L
G O L F
T R A C K
S N O W
```
Thus, the final answer is:
\boxed{HOCKEY, PINGPONG, BADMINTON, WRESTLING, SWIMMING, SKIING, BILLIARDS, SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, RUGBY, BASKETBALL, CRICKET, GYMNASTICS, CYCLING, FOOTBALL, TENNIS, BOXING, BADMINTON, MARTIAL, BOWLING, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, GOLF, TRACK, SNOW}
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