| GARYPLAYER | He came in second at the first two Countrywide Traditions, but never won |
| PEETE | He came in second to McEvoy in 1983* |
| LOMBARDI | Winning coach at the first two Super Bowls |
| BALTI | Cuisine style based on North Asian tradition but developed in Birmingham |
| PLACE | Come in second, at the track |
| ROD | He came in 2d to Tom in 1983 WSOP main event* |
| SCOTTSDALE | City where The Countrywide Tradition takes place |
| DESERTMOUNTAIN | Club that's hosting The Countrywide Tradition |
| DEFENDINGCHAMP | Tom Kite, vis-a-vis The Countrywide Tradition |
| HORSE | One comes in second at 17-, 34-, 39-, and 56-Across |
| EMILEZOLA | Nominee for the first two Nobel Prizes in Literature (1901-02), but never won |
| LATER | Subsequently it would change with the second at the head (5) |
| CLIFFRICHARD | Singer who came second at Eurovision for the UK in 1968 with the song Congratulations (5,7) |
| BOTTLE | Second at the ring brings courage to last year's winner (6-6) |
| STRENUOUS | Runs out second, at the end, becoming very active (9) |
| ELS | Golfer who came in second in the 2000 Masters, U.S. Open, and British Open |
| TAWDRY | In seconds at bay we, dirty, appear cheap and flashy (6) |
| ALANCARTER | Brit who won only his second GP as a teenager, but never won another. (4,6) |
| STALIN | He came in last yet led in Russia! (6) |
| PLACES | Finishes second at the track |
