| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| tanking | (in sports) Deliberately lose or fail to finish (a game) |
| dropping | (in sports) Fail to win (a point, game, or match) |
| dropped | (in sports) Fail to win (a point, game, or match) |
| choking | (in sports) Fail to perform at a crucial point of a game or contest owing to a failure of nerve |
| surrenders | (in a sports contest) Lose (a point, game, or advantage) |
| surrendering | (in a sports contest) Lose (a point, game, or advantage) |
| surrendered | (in a sports contest) Lose (a point, game, or advantage) |
| surrender | (in a sports contest) Lose (a point, game, or advantage) |
