| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LOVEP | Score after losing a serve |
| ADOUT | A point away from losing serve |
| ZERO | It's usually a losing score |
| NIL | Losing score in many a football match |
| ACE | Score on a serve |
| GOTSOMENEWBLOOD | After losing a few employees, VSI ... |
| SEXTET | Ennead, after losing a third of its members |
| DRESSUNKNOWN | What the dry cleaner might say after losing a garment? |
| ATHENA | She turned Arachne into a spider after losing a weaving contest |
| ISLEPTLIKEABABY | Start of a Bob Dole quip on how he fared the night after losing the 1988 New Hampshire primary |
