| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| UPSHIFT | Advance to third, e.g. |
| LOAN | Advance, e.g. |
| ALSORAN | Third-place finisher, e.g. |
| MATES | First and third, e.g. |
| ORDINAL | First, second, or third, e.g. |
| ORDINALS | First, second, and third, e.g. |
| ORDINAL | First, second or third, e.g. |
| RERUN | Second or third showing, e.g. |
| ETS | "Third Rock From the Sun" family, e.g. |
| ELS | N.Y.C.'s Third and Ninth Avenue lines, e.g. |
