13 July 2017

Crossword by Boffles

Sporting Times

Across

    7  Wall game played at the Spanish Eton? (6)

    8  See 2dn (6)

    9  See 2dn (4)

  10  Hawk-eyed official (8)

  11  Zigzag in a canoe, for example (6)

  13  400 metre, previously 440 yards, race (4)

  15  Limited in a popular version of the game (5)

  17  Ascot or Cheltenham race (4,3)

  20  Kind of blow an attacking batsman will give the ball (5)

  21  Completed  on the track and in the pool (4)

  22  That will teach you to get fit! (2)

  23  Tennis equipment used for cricket practice? (3)

  24  Fractious oarsmen can come in eights, fours and pairs (6)

 

Down

    1  Lords and the Oval are for cricket (6)

2 & 8 & 9ac     Aldershot- based tennis player (4)

    3  Court child (4,3)

    4  What golfers can do without a knife (5)

    5  Such a match can be dull to watch (3-5)

    6  Handed out on Sports Day (6)

  12  See 19dn (8)

  14  Chaps at Henley and their headgear (7)

  16  Hit a ball before it bounces (6)

  18  Decisive official (6)

19 & 12dn       Current tourists (5)

  21  Tennis surface (4)