Printable crossword · Sports and outdoors
Football crossword
Clues across and down, at three difficulties, and it prints with the answer key.
Across
- 3 Units gained on every run and completed throw
- 6 Padded headgear with a face mask
- 7 Dropped ball that either team can recover
- 10 Extra period after a tied fourth quarter
- 13 Slangy name for the oval ball itself
- 15 Player who calls the signals and throws the pass
- 16 Kick on fourth down to give up the ball far away
Down
- 1 Tight circle where the next play is shared
- 2 Bringing down the passer behind the line
- 4 Two-point play, or a defender in the deep secondary
- 5 Official in stripes who throws the flag
- 8 Scoring area at each end of the field
- 9 Bring the carrier to the ground
- 11 Six points scored by crossing the goal line
- 12 Play that starts each half
- 14 Nickname for the marked playing field
Show the answer key
Across
- 2 Bring the carrier to the ground
- 6 Official in stripes who throws the flag
- 10 Player who calls the signals and throws the pass
- 12 Nickname for the marked playing field
- 14 Units gained on every run and completed throw
- 15 Scoring area at each end of the field
Down
- 1 Bringing down the passer behind the line
- 3 Play that starts each half
- 4 Padded headgear with a face mask
- 5 Extra period after a tied fourth quarter
- 7 Slangy name for the oval ball itself
- 8 Six points scored by crossing the goal line
- 9 Two-point play, or a defender in the deep secondary
- 11 Tight circle where the next play is shared
- 13 Kick on fourth down to give up the ball far away
Show the answer key
Across
- 4 Kick on fourth down to give up the ball far away
- 6 Extra period after a tied fourth quarter
- 7 Bring the carrier to the ground
- 9 Player who calls the signals and throws the pass
- 13 Bringing down the passer behind the line
- 15 Dropped ball that either team can recover
- 16 Scoring area at each end of the field
Down
- 1 Official in stripes who throws the flag
- 2 Padded headgear with a face mask
- 3 Tight circle where the next play is shared
- 5 Nickname for the marked playing field
- 8 Units gained on every run and completed throw
- 10 Six points scored by crossing the goal line
- 11 Play that starts each half
- 12 Slangy name for the oval ball itself
- 14 Two-point play, or a defender in the deep secondary