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| Down 1. Amount of exits any home should have, in case of fire 3. This play is two in one 4. They clack on cement, but grip on grass 5. Unnatural playing surface 7. You won’t be arrested for doing this on a ballfield 9. Soft drink cans use it, but not Major League bats 11. You can score it, or do it in a race 12. One color of fire 15. This dish isn’t used for eating 18. Smokey needs you to help him _______ fires 23. Protects a batter from getting beaned 24. Dance or a small sphere 25. It burns everyone 27. Glove material 29. Baseball clothes 30. Keep an eye on this if you make one while camping 33. Worn on cold days, and always on the field 34. A bag robber steals this 38. First letters of game-opening tune 39. This stat gives batters “extra credit” | Across 2. Describes both forest animals and an uncontrolled pitch 4. This pitch doesn’t follow a straight line 6. Thirst and fire quencher 8. It flies, or it can hit 10. Where to look to keep track 13. Pitchers corral 14. Smokey carries one 16. Infield (abbr.) 17. Nickname for umpire 19. Baseball devotee 20. Cranium cover for both baseball players and Smokey 21. You may have to dig to get this ball 22. Easy-going throw 24. Full of fans but not always cool 26. Dangerous objects -- should only be handled by adults 28. Without these, the Majors would be batless 31. Usually nine in a game 32. Union action, or batter’s mistake 35. Should be firesafe before a fire is lit in it 36. A stroll between bases 37. They tell you what is going on 40. These kind of numbers should be kept near the phone 41. Famous fire prevention symbol |