| REPECHAGE | A race in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final (9) |
| RELAY | Race in which runners pass a baton |
| STEEPLECHASE | Track race in which runners have to leap hurdles and water jumps (12) |
| NBA | The Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat compete in the _. (1,1,1) |
| TIMETRIAL | In cycling, a race in which competitors compete against the clock (4,5) |
| RELAYRACE | A race in which sprinters pass a baton to teammates (5,4) |
| FREESTYLE | Swimming race in which a contestant is able to choose the stroke (9) |
| KATHMANDU | Moved, thank Maud for a place in the Himalayas (9) |
| COSTARICA | Price a wealthy husband exchanged for a place in Central America (5,4) |
| HEADSTART | Live one's utterance, on which runners may depend (9) |
| HANDICAPS | Races in which competitors are given advantages or disadvantages of weight, distance, time to equalise their chances of winning (9) |
| SHORTLIST | Leading contenders for a place in drink catalogue (5,4) |
| CONNEMARA | Do fellows back tailless horse for a place in Ireland? |
| KNOTTYASH | Difficult to get deposit for a place in Liverpool (6,3) |
| PITSTOP | Break in a race in which to refuel or change tyres, or both (3,4) |
| DEADHEAT | A race in which two or more competitors finish at the same time (4,4) |
| PHOTOFINISH | The end of a race in which evidence from cameras determines who won (5,6) |
| KANSAS | ____ City Chiefs, U.S. football team who were runners-up in the 2021 Super Bowl (6) |
| HEAT | A preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race (4) |
| CLIFT | Montgomery, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for A Place in the Sun (5) |
