| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SEEDS | Players ranked in a tournament |
| SEEDED | Ranked in a tournament |
| SEEDED | Ranked in a tennis tournament. |
| SEEDED | Ranked, as in a tournament |
| FIRSTSEED | Top-ranked player in a tournament |
| SEEDS | Top players in a tournament |
| SEEDED | Distributed evenly, as players in a tennis tournament. |
| SEEDED | Ranked in the tournament |
| seeding | schedule (tournament players or teams) so that superior ones will not meet in early rounds |
