| PHOTOFINISH | Close race's ending, or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across |
| SPELLBIND | Captivate ... or what three indicated words do, vis- a- vis 17-, 26- and 45- Across? |
| THEPRICEISRIGHT | Classic game show or a hint to 17-, 26- and 47-Ac |
| INEXACTSCIENCES | Fields that aren't precise, or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across |
| BYEBYEBYE | 2000 'N Sync hit ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across |
| PHOTOFINISHES | Hop about to Japan etc in close races (5,8) |
| PARFORTHECOURSE | Average ... or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| CESSATION | The ending or being brought to an end (9) |
| SPOILER | Info giving away a film ending or plot point, eg (7) |
| AGEOLD | Historic race ending in a prize for first place (3-3) |
| SWEATER | Something to warm you up after race ending in the Southern Ocean (7) |
| TOOCLEVERBYHALF | Overly inventive ... or a hint to the answers to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| OMEGA | Ending or last of a series (5) |
| TOOEARLYTOTELL | Like Election Night, in close races |
| BYANOSE | How some close races are won |
| CAMPLAINING | Affliction of party members during close races? |
| SERVICESTATIONS | Places to get the contents of 17-, 26- and 45-Across |
| BREAKITUPYOUTWO | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| ORDERINTHECOURT | Shout from a bench, or a reaction to 17-, 26- and 42-Across? |
| ENOL | Chemical ending or compound |
