| TRAILS | Is losing to |
| BLOT | Losing to drunk is a disgrace (4) |
| LIABLE | Losing to a Belli client |
| ETHNOLOGIST | Race expert losing to the organised (11) |
| TAKINGAFALL | Deliberately losing to another boxer |
| GOINGDOWN | Declining, on losing to (5,4) |
| DOWN | Unhappy when losing to (4) |
| BENGAL | Player losing to the 49ers in Super Bowl XVI or XXIII |
| TURNTHETABLES | Change from losing to winning (4,3,6) |
| TIMESHARE | Accommodating agreement, rival losing to Guardian tortoise? (9) |
| PRESS | City's losing to Newcastle initially, bringing crowd together |
| JAMESDEGALE | 2008 Olympic middleweight champion who retired in February after losing to Chris Eubank Jr (5,6) |
| SMITTEN | In tennis, unsuccessfully hit Henman's returns, losing to love! (7) |
| DIETITIANS | They have a reputation for losing to those advocating cuts (10) |
| MARGARETTHATCHEATER | Elizabeth's plaint after always losing to her royal sister? |
| MOZART | Role for which Hulce was nominated for an Oscar (losing to his co-star Abraham) |
| PRESIDENTOFPERU | Novelist Mario Vargas Llosa almost became this in 1990, losing to Alberto Fujimori; he won his Nobel 20 years later |
| ROSSA | 2021 America's Cup challenger, losing to Royal NZ Yacht Squadron, Luna ... (5) |
| BADHAIRDAY | Period of small misfortunes - like losing to a tortoise, reports suggest (3,4,3) |
| BROKEN | Like Ken Jennings's 74-game winning streak on "Jeopardy!" after losing to Nancy Zerg |
