| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LOSEITINOVERTIME | Drop a close game, perhaps |
| LOSE | Drop a game |
| WARM | Close, in a game |
| ROUT | Not a close game |
| WARM | "Close," in a kid's game |
| WARM | Close, in a guessing game |
| ONERUN | Close, as a ball game |
| ONERUN | Like a close ball game |
| TENSE | Like a close game, usually |
| ONERUN | Difference in a close ball game |
| BYANARROWMARGIN | How a close game is won |
| WARM | Getting close, as in a game |
| TENSE | Like sports crowds during a close game |
