| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| VIE | Be in competition |
| RIVAL | Be in competition with |
| wall | to be defeated in a conflict or competition; yield |
| scored | Decide on the scores to be awarded in (a game or competition) |
| wipe | (in sports) to be taken out of competition by a fall, accident, collision, etc. |
| bogey | numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition |
| HOPES | They may be high before a competition |
| squeakers | A competition or election won or likely to be won by a narrow margin |
