| BEATENBYAHEAD | Just failed to win and got the cane (6,2,1,4) |
| ASSONANCE | When the boy got the cane unexpectedly for some correspondence (9) |
| CONSOLATIONPRIZE | One just failed to win this award |
| BRONZE | What a forthcoming athlete may have just failed to win |
| MARTINBRODEUR | Former New Jersey Devils' goaltender who has the highest number of wins with 691 wins and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds. |
| MARK | Which Irish fast bowler took four wickets in the second T20I against South Africa enabling Ireland to win and square the two-match series held recently? (4,5) |
| ADAIR | Which Irish fast bowler took four wickets in the second T20I against South Africa enabling Ireland to win and square the two-match series held recently? (4,5) |
| EACHWAYDOUBLE | Bet made on wins and places in more than one race (4-3,6) |
| COMPETE | Be in the running to win and wrap it up, getting rid of novice (7) |
| NAPPED | Fancied to win and made a pile (6) |
| EACHWAY | Wager to win and place: - bet (4-3) |
| WALKOVER | Easiest horserace for one to win... and yet you wouldn't bet on it !? (8) |
| ANORA | The 30th Critics' Choice Awards were held on Friday in Santa Monica; Best Picture went unexpectedly to this dramedy that had failed to win any of the other six categories in which it was nominated |
| EXACTA | Bet to win and place |
| REPECHAGE | A sporting contest in which the best-placed of those who failed to win heats compete for a place in the final (9) |
| LOST | Ceased to have failed to win |
| ALMOST | Article failed to win over Mike, just about (6) |
| CHOKED | Failed to win in the end |
| SIMPHIWE | Khonco: South African IBO champ, who failed to win the WBC strawweight. (8) |
| PORTOFSPAIN | In a five-match series against the West Indies in 1971, India won one and drew four, the win and one of the draws coming from this venue (4,2,5) |
