| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SEMIS | Penultimate tourney round |
| SEMIS | Penultimate round |
| SEMI | Penultimate round |
| SEMI | Penultimate-round game |
| SEMIFINALS | Penultimate March Madness round |
| SEMIS | Tourney round |
| SEMI | Tourney round |
| PRELIM | Early tourney round |
| SEMIS | Tourney round, for short |
| SEMIS | "Final four" tourney round |
| LEE | South Korea's Hyung-Taik ...., who made it to the fourth round of the U.S. Open in his first major tourney |
