| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CODAS | Musical climaxes. |
| FINALES | Climaxes |
| PEAKS | Climaxes |
| ACMES | Climaxes |
| ACCUSALS | Whodunit climaxes |
| ENDGAMES | Chess climaxes |
| MATCHPOINTS | Wimbledon climaxes |
| BOWLGAMES | Football season climaxes |
| CHASES | Action-movie climaxes |
| TAGLINES | Climaxes to jokes |
| ENDGAMES | Climaxes of chess duels |
| OTS | Climaxes of some NHL games |
| TOSCA | Opera that climaxes with a firing squad |
| TAXIDRIVER | 1976 movie that climaxes with an attempted political assassination |
