Answer: CHOKE

AnswerCrossword Clue
CHOKECollapse in the clutch
CHOKEStrangle
CHOKELose badly
CHOKEOld auto control
CHOKEBe the goat, in a game
CHOKESenses Fail "... on This"
CHOKEStage fright
CHOKEStage fright result
CHOKECarburetor feature
CHOKELose one's nerve at the worst possible moment
CHOKEBlow it in the last seconds, e.g.
CHOKEFail under pressure, in slang
CHOKELose it in the clutch
CHOKESnuff out
CHOKEBe in need of the Heimlich maneuver
CHOKEFail because of nerves
CHOKEBlow a short putt
CHOKEFail in a crisis
CHOKEEngine valve
CHOKECrack under pressure
CHOKESnatch defeat from the jaws of victory
choketo be unable to breathe
choketo be obstructed
choketo throttle (to strangle (to choke to death))
choketo obstruct
choketo become too tense or nervous to perform well
choketo stop the breath of
choketo stop or obstruct by or as by choking
chokethe act of choking
chokedevice that controls the flow of air in an automobile engine
choketo become or cause to become speechless, as from the effect of emotion or stress
CHOKEBlow a huge lead
CHOKELose one's nerve
CHOKECollapse under pressure
CHOKEAir-supply valve
CHOKEThrottle
CHOKEReduce the air intake
CHOKECarburetor regulating device
CHOKEClog
CHOKEFail in the clutch