| What sudden death eliminates? | 29 |
| Reason to prolong play | 22 |
| Reason for sudden death | 23 |
| Make equal, as the score | 24 |
| Fan letdown, temporarily | 24 |
| Backgammon impossibility | 24 |
| Unsatisfying game result | 24 |
| Tic-tac-toe outcome, often | 26 |
| Sudden death can end it | 23 |
| Requirement for a 10th inning | 29 |
| Reason for a 10th inning | 24 |
| One may attempt to break it | 27 |
| NFL sudden-death situation | 26 |
| Neither a win nor a loss | 24 |
| Item with a clip or a pin | 25 |
| It can lead to sudden death | 27 |
| Casual Friday omission | 22 |
| A shootout might end it | 23 |
| Word with clasp or pin | 22 |
| When extra time is needed | 25 |
| Uncommon Scrabble result | 24 |
| Tic-tac-toe outcome, usually | 28 |
| Ten to ten, for example | 23 |
| Take care of loose ends? | 24 |
| Super Bowl impossibility | 24 |
| Sudden-death situation | 22 |
| Staple of corporate attire | 26 |
| Something that may be broken | 28 |
| Sleeper between tracks | 22 |
| Score leading to overtime | 25 |
| Rare football game ending | 25 |
| Push, to blackjack players | 26 |
| Push on a casino floor | 22 |
| Precursor to a play-off | 23 |
| Potential play prolonger | 24 |
| Possible reason for a rematch | 29 |
| Possible hockey result | 22 |
| Overtime justification | 22 |
| Nearly impossible MLB outcome | 29 |
| National Spelling Bee rarity | 28 |
| N.F.L. sudden-death situation | 29 |
| Musical note connector | 22 |
| Mostly impossible MLB outcome | 29 |
| Man's formal accessory | 26 |
| Make, as flies for fishing | 26 |
| Make one to one, perhaps | 24 |
| JT "Suit and ___" | 27 |
| JT "Suit & ___" | 29 |
| Item in pop's closet | 24 |
| It's just a formality | 25 |
| It can lead to a shootout | 25 |
| It can get under your collar | 28 |
| Inconclusive conclusion | 23 |
| Impede, with "up" | 27 |
| Image on some joke T-shirts | 27 |
| Hinder, with "up" | 27 |
| Hardly a win-win situation? | 27 |
| Gift in a long, thin box | 24 |
| Gift from Monica to Bill | 24 |
| Football game extender | 22 |
| Distinctive Dilbert feature | 27 |
| Dilbert's bends upward | 26 |
| Crossbeam on a train track | 26 |
| Contest with no victor | 22 |
| Common soccer game result | 25 |
| Cause to need extra time | 24 |
| Cause for sudden death | 22 |
| Business suit accompanier | 25 |
| Arc connecting two notes | 24 |
| Accessory with a Windsor knot | 29 |
| A victory may break one | 23 |
| A hip one might be skinny | 25 |
| 2002 All-Star Game result | 25 |
| 2 winners at battle of bands | 28 |
| -- knot (finish lacing up) | 26 |
| Method of spot staining | 23 |
| Postpone a knotty task? | 23 |
| Restrain, as long hair | 22 |
| Curtain-draping device | 22 |
| Slide used with a dress shirt | 29 |
| Man's jewelry clasp | 23 |
| Item of men's jewelry | 25 |
| Clip at a business meeting | 26 |
| Some men's neckwear clips | 29 |
| Rods between switch rails | 25 |
| Tennis "overtime" | 27 |
| Walk-off home run, often | 24 |
| This may decide a Seles match | 29 |
| Overtime play's purpose | 27 |
| Haberdashery accessory | 22 |
| Man's jewelry item | 22 |
| Men's fashion accessory | 27 |
| Popular gift for a man | 22 |
| Man's fashion accessory | 27 |
| Dapper gent's accessory | 27 |
| Business wear accessory | 23 |
| Haberdashery purchases | 22 |
| Haberdashery accessories | 24 |
| Neither winning nor losing | 26 |
| Requiring sudden death | 22 |