| FOURTHQUARTER | Last part of the game in regulation, in football (2 wds.) |
| SECONDHALF | Last part of the game in regulation, in men's college basketball (2 wds.) |
| NINTHINNING | Last part of the game in regulation, in baseball (2 wds.) |
| TENTHFRAME | Last part of the game in regulation, in bowling (2 wds.) |
| THIRDPERIOD | Last part of the game in regulation, in hockey (3 wds.) |
| OFFENSIVEPLAYS | What the Defence defends against in football: 2 wds. |
| HAILMARY | Long, unlikely-to-succeed pass in football: 2 wds. |
| COINTOSS | Heads or tails tradition to decide who defends first in football: 2 wds. |
| REDDOG | Old name for a blitz in football (2 wds.) |
| ANTE | Remove a card before the start of the game, in Magic: The Gathering |
| HENDERSON | Who scored the only try of the game in Ireland's recent Six Nations win over England? (9) |
| KEITHJACKSON | Sports commentator known for his distinctive voice and career with ABC Sports who is best known for his coverage of college football: 2 wds. |
| MATED | Out of the game, in chess |
| CHAHAL | Player who took 4 for 28 in a low-scoring thriller against KKR in the last match, turning the game in his team's favour.(Last Name) (6) |
| BATTLESHIP | Part of the game, and the game itself |
| FRANKGIFFORD | Sports commentator and former halfback for New York Giants who is known for his work on ABC's Monday Night Football: 2 wds. |
| POSE | Posture assumed in order to be painted or photographed; any of the various yogic asanas; or, the right to begin the game in dominoes (4) |
| OMAN | Which country overlooking the mouth of the Persian Gulf just participated in its 11th consecutive summer Olympics since making its debut in the Games in 1984? (4) |
| RALLIED | Tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, e.g. |
| PING | I am in PNG - For first part of the game? (4) |
