| POWERHITTER | Competitor who raises weights in three different ways (11) |
| POWERLIFTER | Competitor who raises weights in three different ways (11) |
| WINCHES | Raises weight by small amounts |
| STARLESS | Black Jack on losing little weight in three seconds |
| THERAIDERS | 1960's group (in three different ways) |
| SHARPEN | Increase pitch of instrument in three different ways (7) |
| ENRAGES | Infuriates English tabloid in three different ways (7) |
| ENTREES | Apple, for example, served in three different ways may be listed on menu (7) |
| QUESERASERA | Which song was sung in three different films by Doris Day? (3,4,4) |
| SEW | Three different ways to use a needle (3) |
| BRETT | George who was the A.L. batting champ in three different decades |
| ETHICIST | Expert in moral conduct ___ and this is in three different languages (8) |
| SITDOWN | James single which, in three different versions, charted in 1989, 1991, and 1998 |
| UNSER | Bobby who won the Indianapolis 500 in three different decades |
| TRIATHLETE | Competitor who swims, runs and cycles all in the one event |
| RIVAL | Competitor who figured in a rail crash? |
| BACKMARKER | A competitor who is among the last in a race (10) |
| VICTOR | Competitor who's first or second in event, as heard on radio |
| BRAVES | Team that has won the World Series three times while based in three different cities |
| ALJARREAU | Singer who won Grammy Awards in three different categories (jazz, pop, and R. & B.) |
