| XGAMES | Annual competition that includes skateboarding |
| IDITAROD | Annual competition that starts on the first Saturday in March |
| EUROPEAN | Regret backing competition that includes a German, say |
| MOTORSPORTS | Category of competitions that includes Nascar, demolition derbies, and go-kart races |
| GRANDNATIONAL | Splendid subject for annual competition |
| BOATRACE | Grass covered by couple in annual competition (4,4) |
| CONTEST | Eurovision Song -------, annual competition (7) |
| AIRGUITAR | ___ World Championships (annual competition involving an imaginary instrument) |
| BEE | Scripps National Spelling ___ (annual competition for kids) |
| CAUGHT | Annual competition won earlier this year by wire-haired dachshund Maisie (6) |
| CRUFTS | What annual competition, happening a little later in July this year, was won in 2020 by wirehaired dachshund Maisie? (6) |
| EUROVISIONSONGCONTEST | Lys Assia was the first winner of this annual competition with Refrain in 1956 (10,4,7) |
| EUROVISION | Annual music competition that will be held in Liverpool this year, starting today; Ukraine won the event last year |
| LOO | ___ of the Year Awards (annual U.K.-based competition that describes itself as an "established benchmark of washroom provision") |
| SACKRACING | Competition that involves hopping |
| RAPBATTLE | Competition that involves freestyling verses: 2 wds. |
| AMERICANIDOL | Singing competition that found a new home on ABC |
| EGGCUP | Encourage competition that supports a cooked breakfast |
| RACEAGAINSTTIME | Competition that the enemy threatens to win? |
| TUG | ___-of-war (competition that requires a rope) |
