| INOVERTIME | When some contests are resolved, and a hint to ending this puzzle's theme answers |
| ONTHELASTDAY | When some contest entries are submitted, just in time |
| LOBBIED | 'Be bold', I resolved, and tried to influence people (7) |
| MEET | An organised event at which a number of races or other athletic contests are held (4) |
| PORTOBELLO | Edinburgh suburb where beach volleyball contests are regularly held (10) |
| FENCER | Barrier to ending despair for one of those associated with Swords (6) |
| TORCHMARCH | Odd chord can't lead to ending illuminated performance (5-5) |
| DENOTING | Indicating change to ending |
| STARES | In the contest are some hard looks (6) |
| BENEDICK | Nine-time champ Ben Chan was controversially dethroned in Final Jeopardy! last week after ending this Shakespeare character's name with a "T" instead of a "K" |
| DENOUEMENT | Final part of a dramatic or literary work in which conflicts and plotlines are resolved; from French, 'unknot' (10) |
| INOT | When some deadlocks are resolved, briefly |
| BLINDTRUST | Where conflicts of interest are resolved, unseen and tied up soundly (5,5) |
| PRESUMES | Takes for granted that you just peer and the sums are resolved (8) |
| SET | Openings for server ending this part of the match (3) |
| VIRTU | Goodness! It's never-ending, this love of the fine arts (5) |
| PENALTY | After extra time, elimination-game soccer ties are resolved with ___ kicks (7) |
| INO | How tied N.F.L. games are resolved, for short |
| IMUS | Radio host Don whose show is ending this month |
| SPAIN | Nation ending this suffering (5) |
