Complete Clue List
Across
2. Ballet step
5. American International Group, Inc. sponsors of NZ rugby since 2012 (abbr.)
8. Sports equipment
9. Make a rhythmic sound (engines in motorsports?)
10. 8A for rowers
11. One who comments on performances in sport
12. An exciting match
14. NZ men's team with a colourful name reminiscent of a 1919 US baseball scandal (5,3)
16. Cries or shouts of approval heard during sporting encounters
18. An expert who might review past performances and recommend improvements
20. Insufferable person who claims to have all the answers (4-3)
23. On ____ of (for)
25. Burliest (a helpful attribute in some sports)
28. 8A for football tackling drills (5,3)
30. Important line or area in cricket and ice hockey
32. NZ's Blackjacks play ____ Bowls
33. Thought before a sporting contest: "____ at 'em!" (slang)
34. Not theirs (possibly some international sporting trophies?)
35. Come together (as a team)
36. King (Lat.)
Down
1. Foreboding
2. Set of 17D
3. "Black ____"; name for NZ men's and women's field hockey teams
4. Excuse, often false
5. The Steelblacks represent NZ at ____ Football (gridiron)
6. Defender in many sports
7. Encourage
11. Young boy scout or Chicago ballplayer
13. British yacht club based at Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight (abbr.)
15. An attacking thrust in fencing
17. Prescribed guides for conduct or action in sports
19. Sport played by 14A, similar to baseball
21. NZ women's national team (see 19D), counterparts of 14A (5,3)
22. "Play ____ ____": behave fairly according to a sport's 17D (3,4)
23. Physique (slang)
24. Important ability in shooting sports
26. NZ's All Whites play this game, the world's most popular sport
27. Useful piece of golfing equipment
29. "Jazzy" US State, now boasts Warriors who play Major League Rugby
31. The Black Fins, NZ's ____ Lifesaving team