| REPECHAGE | In sport, a round in which losers of a previous round compete for a place in the next round |
| WET | Like the losers of a water balloon fight |
| INTHEDUST | Where losers of a race may be left |
| OWINGTO | As with previous round, lush has G and T (5,2) |
| RUSSIANROULETTE | Game in which losers never ask for a rematch |
| FINAL | A deciding contest between the winners of previous rounds in a competition (5) |
| DRINKINGGAME | Contest in which losers are roaring? |
| ANTIPASTO | First course, not for previous round (9) |
| BATTER | From "to beat", a mixture used for making pancakes or for coating a fish, fritter or other food before frying ; a damaged piece of type in letterpress printing ; or, in sports, a ball hitter (6) |
| WANGDOODLES | In private or home games, a hand or round in which the stakes are temporarily increased, usually aft |
| FLICKON | In sport, a manoeuvre in which a player receives an incoming pass and moves it on quickly with a gentle header or kick to another player (5-2) |
| SQUAD | In sport, a group of players from which a team is to be selected (5) |
| BOOSTER | A dose of an immunising substance given to maintain or renew the effect of a previous one (7) |
| REMASTER | To make a new, improved version of a previous recording of a musical work (8) |
| CCCP | Letters on the shirts of the losers of the Miracle on Ice |
| PROAM | In which both paid and unpaid compete for a million (3-2) |
| RAMS | Losers of the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history, in 2019 |
| HAREMARCH | Protest in support of the loser of a fabled race? |
| GENERALIGNORANCE | TV quiz round in which a klaxon is often heard |
| ISOBAR | Is getting a round in the pub for the meteorologists |
