Olympics Crossword for Seniors

This medium crossword about the Olympics has 15 clues on an 11 by 11 grid.

The clues are plain and short, 6.4 words on average, and the sheet prints with larger clue text and lines for a name and the date.

It opens with "It burns brightly from the opening to the closing ceremony" at 1 Across, five letters.

  • 15 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Medium
  • Answers 4 to 7 letters

Where to start

  1. 1 Across (5)It burns brightly from the opening to the closing ceremony
  2. 9 Across (7)Figure or speed sport on ice
  3. 2 Down (6)1896 host city

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Across

  1. 1. It burns brightly from the opening to the closing ceremony
  2. 4. The hundred-meter dash, for example
  3. 6. Hardware sought by elite athletes
  4. 9. Figure or speed sport on ice
  5. 11. Object passed along a global relay
  6. 13. Team race featuring a crucial handoff
  7. 14. Quintet of colorful, interlocking circles
  8. 15. Venue for indoor volleyball or basketball

Down

  1. 2. 1896 host city
  2. 3. Sport scored on splash size and aerial acrobatics
  3. 5. Oval surface where sprinters shine
  4. 7. Mark that athletes constantly strive to shatter
  5. 8. Cold season iteration of the quadrennial event
  6. 10. Japanese striking sport added to the roster in 2020
  7. 12. City tasked with building the village and venues

Answer key

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