| BUMPANDGRIND | Dancing, auto-racing or kayaking style |
| POLEPOSITION | Best starting spot in auto racing ... or 19-, 28- or 40-Across? |
| LAP | Unit of distance in car racing or swimming |
| OAR | Tool used in Olympic rowing but not in canoeing or kayaking events |
| CHARIOTS | Ancient Greek or Roman cars for racing or warfare; or, any stately vehicles or triumphal carriages (8) |
| TURF | Greensward synonymous with horse racing or personal territory; steak when served with seafood, or "surf", in a meal; or, peat as fuel (4) |
| DRIFT | Set of fishing nets; a controlled skid as a way to corner at high speed in motor racing; or, a blanket of leaves or snow (5) |
| HAMMER | Tool used in forging; the striking part of a doorknocker or a clock's bell; a word for an accelerator pedal in motor racing; or, a gavel (6) |
| YACHTER | Sailor of a maxi or similar boat that is elegantly fitted out for cruising, pleasure trips, racing or regattas (7) |
| CLIPPERS | Swift sailing boats named for the fast speed or fair pace at which they progressed across the sea, often racing or laden with cargoes of tea (8) |
| TRIPLECROWN | Exceptional achievement in horse racing or baseball |
| YACHTS | Racing or cruising boats (6) |
| POWERBOAT | Fast vessel for racing or leisure (9) |
| YACHT | Vessel used for racing or luxury cruising (5) |
| MOTOR | Word before racing or oil |
| DRAG | Whether racing or hunting, it can be considered tedious |
| PITCREW | F1 racing or "RuPaul's Drag Race" assistants |
| JBARS | Hook-shaped devices for kayaking or ski lifts |
| SHELL | Long, narrow boat used for racing; or, a marine object studied in conchology (5) |
| CIRCUIT | Track for motor racing; or, the path of an electric current (7) |
