Challenge your advanced vocabulary with this hard-level crossword focusing on specialized tools and equipment used in unusual Olympic events. Perfect for ESL learners seeking technical terms.
Forgotten Olympic Oddities and Eccentric Trials is a hard crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Forgotten Olympic Oddities and Eccentric Trials
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- 1. Racketless volley strike around a tethered sphere
- 2. Aerial sport involving clay or live birds, now extinct
- 4. Swimming variant rewarding breath control beneath surface
- 5. Bridging or temporary floating platform race event
- 7. Non-powered flight discipline sometimes linked to Olympics
- 8. Fencing term tied to sweeping strikes, once contested
- 15. Predecessor to the bicycle raced in 1900 Games
- 17. Rowing event simulating maritime rescue scenario
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- 3. Obscure skating style — translating 'rest beating'
- 6. Artistry judged at Olympiad beyond athletic endeavors
- 9. American cousin of croquet featured only once
- 10. Art and science of horsemanship under competitive rule
- 11. Test of collective strength, pulled from the Games post-1920
- 12. Art competitions masquerading as Olympic events
- 13. Fishing competition that never graduated from demonstration
- 14. Rapid-fire shooting discipline demanding pinpoint timing
- 16. Vertical ascent using nothing but raw upper-body toil
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