| Author-columnist Joseph | 23 |
| 1940s-'70s journalist Stewart | 33 |
| "Stay of Execution" author Stewart | 44 |
| "I Am a Pizza" singer Peter | 37 |
| Slowpoke | 8 |
| Nonwinner | 9 |
| Trailer | 7 |
| Runner-up | 9 |
| Election loser | 14 |
| Campaign loser | 14 |
| Losing candidate | 16 |
| Horse back in the pack | 22 |
| Consolation prize recipient | 27 |
| Not a winner | 12 |
| Long shot, usually | 18 |
| Concession speech giver | 23 |
| The hare, notably | 17 |
| Perot, e.g. | 11 |
| One who's back in the pack | 30 |
| Late finisher | 13 |
| Ineffectual competitor | 22 |
| Dewey in 1948 | 13 |
| Candidate who lost | 18 |
| #2 or #3, say | 13 |
| #2 or #3 | 8 |
| Winner's follower | 21 |
| Unsuccessful person | 19 |
| Tilden in 1876 | 14 |
| Third-place finisher, e.g. | 26 |
| Third-party candidate, more often than not | 42 |
| The hare, e.g., in "The Tortoise and the Hare" | 56 |
| Stevenson in 1952 and 1956, e.g. | 32 |
| Ross Perot, in 1992 and 1996 | 28 |
| Person in second place | 22 |
| Out-of-the-money finisher | 25 |
| One who didn't make it to the office? | 41 |
| One who didn't get in | 25 |
| One who can't get a seat | 28 |
| One that didn't show? | 25 |
| One not seated? | 15 |
| Not a marathon winner | 21 |
| Miss Congeniality, e.g. | 23 |
| Minor-party candidate | 21 |
| Mere participant | 16 |
| Lame duck, often | 16 |
| Inferior one | 12 |
| Horse named on a crumpled betting slip | 38 |
| Horse back in the pack, e.g. | 28 |
| He didn't win, place or show | 32 |
| Fourth-place finisher | 21 |
| Election loser, e.g. | 20 |
| Defeatee | 8 |
| Concession speech deliverer | 27 |
| Competitor who didn't win | 29 |
| Chronic loser | 13 |
| Bottom-line horse | 17 |
| Big-A laggard | 13 |
| Aqueduct trailer | 16 |
| Another finisher | 16 |
| Anderson or Carter in 1980 | 26 |
| #3 or #4, say | 13 |
| Losers | 6 |
| Some horses | 11 |
| Election losers | 15 |
| Second-place finishers | 22 |
| Non-winners | 11 |
| Nonwinners | 10 |
| Unsuccessful people | 19 |
| Unsuccessful contenders | 23 |
| Runners-up | 10 |
| Ralph Nader and Ross Perot | 26 |
| Race-result list | 16 |
| Non-medalists | 13 |
| Most racers, after the race | 27 |
| Losing candidates | 17 |
| Losers in a race | 16 |
| Late finishers | 14 |
| Horse trailers | 14 |
| Fourth, fifth, etc. | 19 |
| Dukakis in 1988 and Dole in 1996 | 32 |
| Distant finishers | 17 |
| Booby-prize winners | 19 |
| Bad bets at the track | 21 |
| PC key | 6 |
| Computer key | 12 |
| Map abbr. | 9 |
| Keyboard key | 12 |
| High note | 9 |
| Sub | 3 |
| Hgt. | 4 |
| Height: Abbr. | 13 |
| Elev. | 5 |
| High, in music | 14 |
| High-pitched | 12 |
| High in pitch | 13 |
| Cockpit abbr. | 13 |
| Ht. | 3 |
| Supermodel Carol | 16 |
| Space-bar neighbor | 18 |
| Model Carol | 11 |