| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SETTLE | Accept second-best |
| LOSER | Second best. |
| RUNNERUP | Second best |
| LOSER | Second best |
| LOSER | Second-best contestant. |
| SILVERAGE | Second-best era |
| LOST | Was second-best |
| LOSER | Second-best one. |
| HEARTS | Second-best suit. |
| ECLIPSE | Reduce to second-best |
| LOSE | Come out second best |
| NONE | Second to .. (the best) |
| NONE | Second to ... (the best) |
| LOSE | Come off second best. |
| LEANER | Second-best quoits pitch |
| TENS | Second-best cards at pinochle. |
| GOINGFORTHEGOLD | Not settling for second best |
| CLASSB | In the second-best category |
| EDEN | Second-best-dressed man of 1952. |
