| Sports official: Abbr. | 22 |
| Sports arbiter, for short | 25 |
| Short zebra? | 12 |
| Short whistle-blower | 20 |
| Short official? | 15 |
| Short mediator | 14 |
| Ruling official | 15 |
| Rink whistle-blower | 19 |
| Ring V.I.P. | 11 |
| Ring man | 8 |
| Ring judge | 10 |
| Ring figure: Abbr. | 18 |
| Ring figure, for short | 22 |
| Ring fig. | 9 |
| Replay reviewer, at times | 25 |
| Replay observer | 15 |
| Replacement ___ | 15 |
| Relative of an ump | 18 |
| Pro Bowl worker | 15 |
| Play judge | 10 |
| Play critic? | 12 |
| Pitch authority | 15 |
| Person with a whistle | 21 |
| Person who whistles | 19 |
| Person in stripes | 17 |
| Person in a zebra-striped shirt, informally | 43 |
| Person calling the shots | 24 |
| Penalty kick awarder | 20 |
| Penalty declarer | 16 |
| Pat Haggerty e.g. | 18 |
| One with a match? | 17 |
| One who works while others play? | 32 |
| One who wears stripes | 21 |
| One who puts his hands together over his head for safety's sake? | 68 |
| One who might charge someone with charging | 42 |
| One who might call holding | 26 |
| One who may O.K. a KO | 21 |
| One who knows what it means to travel | 37 |
| One who cries foul, briefly | 27 |
| One whistling at athletes? | 26 |
| One whistling at athletes | 25 |
| One in a corner? | 16 |
| One calling the shots? | 22 |
| Officiate a football game, informally | 37 |
| Official, informally | 20 |
| Official on the field | 21 |
| Official in a striped shirt | 27 |
| Occasional beanbag tosser | 25 |
| O.E.D., e.g. | 12 |
| NHL offiicial | 13 |
| NFL whistle blower | 18 |
| NFL "zebra" | 21 |
| NBA VIP | 7 |
| NBA official who calls the shots | 32 |
| NBA hiree | 9 |
| NBA employee | 12 |
| N.H.L. whistler | 15 |
| N.F.L. whistler | 15 |
| N.F.L. official | 15 |
| N.F.L. "zebra" | 24 |
| N.B.A. arbiter | 14 |
| Match arbiter | 13 |
| Mat slapper | 11 |
| Man on a court, for short | 25 |
| Maker of calls | 14 |
| Mad. Sq. arbiter | 16 |
| Library dept. | 13 |
| Lib. section | 12 |
| Kind of ump | 11 |
| Jump ball tosser, for short | 27 |
| Island protector | 16 |
| Interference detector? | 22 |
| Instant replay watcher | 22 |
| Icing decider | 13 |
| Hockey official, for short | 26 |
| He'll let you know if you're out of bounds | 50 |
| He rules the court? | 19 |
| He may OK a TKO | 15 |
| He may OK a KO | 14 |
| He calls the shots | 18 |
| Guy with a whistle | 18 |
| Guy on the sideline, familiarly | 31 |
| Gridiron worker with a mic | 26 |
| Gridiron official, briefly | 26 |
| Gridiron off. | 13 |
| Gridiron judge | 14 |
| Gridiron enforcer | 17 |
| Gridiron arbiter | 16 |
| Grid whistler | 13 |
| Grid man | 8 |
| Grid flagthrower | 16 |
| Grid arbiter | 12 |
| Game warden? | 12 |
| Game off. | 9 |
| Foul caller on the court | 24 |
| Football zebra | 14 |
| Football "zebra" | 26 |
| Flagman? | 8 |
| Flag tosser | 11 |
| Flag thrower, at times | 22 |