- PHOTOFINISH
- Racetrack drama
- Close race (and a hint to 17-, 31-, and 47-Across)
- O
- Close race
- MATTE
- Narrow victory, or a feature of 17-, 29- and 47-Across
- Race decided by a camera, or what the start of 17-, 26- or 42-Across literally is
- End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be
- Very close race, and what 17-, 26- and 41-Across have in common
- Payout delayer
- Very close horse race
- Close ending.
- Graph or copy
- End of a close race
- Dramatic race ending
- Conclusion of a neck-and-neck race
- What the letter O is?
- Glossy or matte, e.g.
- Glossy or matte
- Close race's ending, or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across
- When two fairly matched cameramen raced, it came down to a ...
- Nosey picture?
- Very close ending
- Dead heat at Belmont, say
- Racetrack nail-biter
- Close race ending, and a hint to the answers to 17-, 26-, 39- and 54-Across