| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NOSED | Beat at the wire |
| EDGE | Nip at the wire |
| SPURT | Action at the wire |
| WINSBYANOSE | Triumphs right at the wire |
| OUTRODE | Beat at the rodeo |
| OUTVOTE | Beat at the polls |
| EDGED | Beat at the buzzer |
| PULSE | Beat at the wrists |
| MATED | Beat at the board |
| OUTVOTE | Beat at the ballot box |
| GATES | He beat the odds at Saratoga |
| OKSANABAIUL | She beat Kerrigan at the '94 Olympics |
| ILIE | He beat Arthur at the 1972 U.S. Open |
| EMOPHILIPS | "The other day my nephew's computer beat me at chess. But it was no match for me at kickboxing" comedian |
