| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| EKE | ... out a victory |
| EKES | .. out a victory (barely wins) |
| EKED | ... out a victory (barely won) |
| EDGE | Win a close victory, with "out" |
| EKE | Pull (out), as a narrow victory |
| EKE | Squeeze (out), as a narrow victory |
| EKED | ... out a victory (just barely won) |
| triumphal | Made, carried out, or used in celebration of a great victory or achievement |
| WONBYANOSE | Eked out the victory |
| DELVE | Investigate victory secured by strike-out (5) |
| DOUG | First baseman Mientkiewicz who caught the final out of the 2004 Boston World Series victory |
