Meet Me at the Track

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. An athletic competition in which a ___ is thrown as far as possible (7)
  2. 4. A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir (5)
  3. 6. To run very fast, usually for a short distance (6)
  4. 7. A footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump (12)
  5. 9. A ___ at which a number of athletic contests are held (4)
  6. 10. A fresh team to relieve weary draft animals (5)

Down

  1. 1. The property created by the space between two objects or points (8)
  2. 3. A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races (6)
  3. 5. An athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible (6)
  4. 8. The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled (6)