Referring Clues

• Kind of dye
• Knot
• Backgammon impossibility
• Low shoe with a lace
• Link
• Ascot
• Constrain
• Fan letdown
• Stalemate
• Gift from Monica to Bill
• Catsup catcher?
• Formal need
• Place for a pin
• Unsatisfying outcome
• Cause for a shootout
• Draw
• Kinship
• 1-1 score, e.g.
• Trash bag accessory
• Unnecessary accessory with 20-Across
• Dead heat
• Rare sports result
• Make a knot
• Reason for extra innings
• Make fast
• Item with a clip or a pin
• Cause for sudden death
• Standoff
• Overtime cause
• Lash
• 7-up, e.g.
• Bolo, for one
• One up, e.g.
• Rail support
• Ring around the collar?
• Indecisive end
• 50-50, e.g.
• 20-20, e.g.
• 7 up, e.g.
• Cause for overtime
• Track supporter
• Unsatisfying game result
• Place for a tack
• Deuce, in tennis
• Haberdashery item
• Reason to prolong play
• Reason for overtime
• Association
• Father's Day gift
• Suit accessory
• Third-column stat
• 20-20, say
• Bit of business attire
• Share first, e.g.
• Wed
• Allegiance
• Baseball rarity
• Coupling
• Even finish
• Connect
• What 21-Across 51-Down is
• It's unresolved
• Secure
• Binder
• Windsor, for one
• Bond
• Bow
• Couple
• Truss
• No-win situation?
• Davis Cup match-up
• A winner may break it
• "___ a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
• Equal, in a way
• Even numbers
• Cravat
• ___-dyeing (camp activity)
• Trash bag closer
• One to one, e.g.
• Make even
• LIAISON
• Yoke
• Undo a lead
• Railroad crossbeam
• Common Father's Day gift
• It's not required for casual Fridays
• ___ fighter ("Star Wars" ship)
• Inconclusive result
• It's just a formality
• Even up
• Make a bow
• Even score
• Make one to one, perhaps
• Deuce, e.g.
• One to one, for one
• Formal requirement
• Tenth inning cause
• Game with no loser
• Reason for sudden death
• ___ down (confine)
• Decorative noose
• Item on a rack
• Item worn around the neck
• 1-1, for example
• No-win situation
• Deadlock
• Dinner jacket accompaniment
• ___ one on
• Extra innings producer
• Secure an apron
• Garbage bag closer
• 1-1 score, for one
• Even the score
• It hangs by the neck
• Catch up to
• Dilbert's bends upward
• Haberdashery purchase
• Even contest
• Cause of overtime
• Popular Father's Day gift
• Ascot or cravat
• ___ tack
• Rare football game ending
• Get in a bind?
• Business suit accompanier
• Super Bowl impossibility
• Even-steven score
• 1-1 or 2-2, e.g.
• Distinctive Dilbert feature
• Make equal, as the score
• Gift in a long, thin box
• Something that may be broken
• Four-in-hand, e.g.
• "Jeopardy!" rarity
• Reason to keep playing
• Businessman's accessory
• 2002 All-Star Game result
• Common soccer game result
• Rare NFL game result
• Uncommon Scrabble result
• Sudden death can end it
• Push on a casino floor
• Item with a Windsor knot, maybe
• Impossible cribbage game result
• Sudden death cause
• Cause for a playoff
• ___ Fighter ("Star Wars" craft)
• See 118-Across
• Lace
• Lace up
• 2002 baseball All-Star Game result
• Score ending in "all"
• Connection
• Indecisive result
• Sentimental link
• Rail supporter
• Source of a businessman's power?
• Bow ___
• Dressy accessory
• Exec's accessory
• Take care of loose ends?
• Railroad ___
• Make, as a bow
• Make a knot in
• Curtain holder
• Make a fly
• Ascot, for one
• Make a bow in
• All-even game
• Attach
• Secure, as shoelaces
• Make a connection
• Office neckwear
• OT cause
• Bind
• Ascot, for example
• NFL rarity
• Linkage
• Haberdashery offering
• Strengthening beam
• Casual Friday option
• Secure, as an apron
• Push, to blackjack players
• Train track piece
• Race possibility
• Accessory on a rack
• It gets under your collar
• "Jeopardy!" rarity
• Staple of corporate attire
• Blackjack players call it a push
• Why to stay after the fourth quarter
• Draw even with
• Railroad beam
• Suit partner
• Leave no loose ends?
• Tracks connector
• A shootout might end it
• Two-two, for one
• Word with "rack" or "tack"
• Make equal
• Railroad unit
• Fan letdown, temporarily
• It's like kissing your sister, to sports fans
• Standoff, of a kind
• Bow, for one
• June gift, perhaps
• Three-three, for one
• It binds
• It can lead to sudden death
• You cannot win unless it's broken
• Casual Friday castoff
• Score before overtime
• Get even?
• Way to dye?
• Four-in-hand
• When broken, some people get happy, some sad
• Extra-innings cause
• 62-Down game, e.g.
• Overtime prerequisite
• 61-Down, essentially
• Ten to ten, for example
• Common interest
• Play prolonger
• 10-10 score, e.g.
• Musical note connector
• "___ a yellow ribbon ..."
• NFL sudden-death situation
• Rare Scrabble outcome
• Formal accessory
• Even-steven situation
• A victory may break one
• Connecting symbol between musical notes
• Scoreless contest, essentially
• Suit go-with
• Cravat holder
• Overtime situation
• Trash-bag closer
• Bit of formal wear
• ___ the knot
• It might lead to a shootout
• Bow ___
• Railroad ___
• It's knotworthy?
• Bolo, e.g.
• Brioni buy
• Straightforward Father's Day gift
• Rare NFL game ending
• Dressy neckwear
• "___ Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (1963 Rolf Harris hit)
• Contest with no victor
• Mostly impossible MLB outcome
• Roadbed inset
• Potential play prolonger
• Windsor knot neckwear
• Knotted count
• Image on some joke T-shirts
• Possible reason for a rematch
• 2-2, say
• Gift for father
• 20-20, for example
• Shirt accessory
• 50-50, say
• Situation in which nobody is up
• Twist-___
• Nearly impossible MLB outcome
• Present for pop
• Brooks Brothers item
• Do something knotty
• Bow or bolo
• Dilbert has one that seems to defy gravity
• Unsatisfying outcome, perhaps
• Formal neckwear
• Situation with no up side
• Cinch
• Bind up
• Make knots
• Tether
• Make knots in
• Hitch
• Men's-store buy
• Ascot, e.g.
• See 31-Down
• Neckwear
• Reason for 'sudden death'
• Casual day no-no
• Casual day no-no
• Knot up
• With 56-Across, marketing links
• Binding thing
• With 11-Down, get plastered
• Cravat, e.g.
• Impede, with "up"
• Casual Friday castaway?
• 20-20 or 50-50
• 1-1, e.g.
• Suit's partner
• Final score impossibility in the NBA
• Item in pop's closet
• What a winner may have to break
• Even, as a score
• Knotted-up situation
• Haberdashery buy
• Man's formal accessory
• Black ___
• Sandwich bag closer
• Make, as flies for fishing
• Neither a win nor a loss
• Clothing with a cats stain, perhaps
• N.H.L. impossibility
• Reason for OT
• Man's neckband
• Reason for a 10th inning
• Avril Lavigne staple
• Gift in a long box
• You might celebrate when one is broken
• Plastic bag closer
• Sports draw
• What sudden death eliminates?
• Hardly a win-win situation?
• Businessman's "noose"
• Hinder, with "up"
• The game's over when it's broken
• Coat and ___
• String ___
• Piece of neckwear
• Jacket partner
• Homophone of 3-Down
• Accessory with a Windsor knot
• Do a string thing
• Neck wrap
• 57-Down is one
• Reason to stay after the fourth quarter
• Make a sheepshank
• It's knot worthy?
• Fasten, in a way
• A service break might break one
• 17 to 17, e.g.
• Horse race rarity
• Match, as a record
• Stand-off
• National Spelling Bee rarity
• Curved line, in music
• It's knot-worthy
• Arc connecting two notes
• Reason for a 33-Down
• Crossbeam on a train track
• Match for a pocket handkerchief
• Eton or ascot
• Part of formal attire for some
• It's knot-worthy?
• Winnerless game
• Bag closer
• Attachment
• Bolo or bow
• Tic-tac-toe outcome, often
• Tic tac toe outcome
• Even (the score)
• See 60-Down
• N.F.L. game rarity
• Get even with?
• Bit of formal apparel
• 2-2, e.g.
• Stereotypical Father's Day gift
• Cause for a sudden-death round
• Part of a man's formal wear
• One-one, for one
• Possible hockey result
• Game draw
• Man's formal need
• Come out even
• N.F.L. rarity
• Alex P. Keaton wore one to school
• Item of formal wear
• Neckwear for Sponge Bob
• Very rare baseball result
• With 61 Across, it might make fans louder
• What a sudden death eliminates?
• Train track support
• Reason to play overtime
• Cause of extra innings
• Cause to need extra time
• Reason for an extra period
• Brooks Brothers buy
• Dad's neckwear
• Rail holder
• One-one score
• Dad's accessory
• "Power" accessory
• Clip-on, maybe
• 10-10, e.g.
• Form into a knot
• See 35-Down
• Formal wear
• Business suit accessory
• Burberry product
• Cliched Father's Day gift
• Rarely seen item on casual Friday
• One-to-one, e.g.
• Meaning in the etymology of 52 Down
• Make into a knot
• See 17-Down
• Winnerless contest
• Two to two for one
• Word after black or bow
• Constraint
• Power ___
• Even
• Trash-bag accessory
• Dress shirt ornament
• No win situation?
• Requirement in some restaurants
• Oblige
• Make a granny knot
• Black-___ affair
• Neckwear worn with a suit
• 7-7 score, for instance
• ___ score
• Draw even
• Get in a bind
• Evening result?
• Get even with
• Bit of men's formalwear
• Fasten with rope
• What's often broken on the field
• Score before sudden death
• Inconclusive end
• Secure one's shoes
• Make it a new game
• Part of Fred Flintstone's outfit
• ___ fighter ("Star Wars" vehicle)
• Get even
• Any score ending in "all"
• Occasional hockey result
• Piece of business attire, for some
• Secure with a rope
• Score that someone needs to break
• 7-up, for example
• 61-61, e.g.
• Business suit go-with
• Secure with a knot
• Indecisive outcome
• Casual Friday eschewal
• Accessory usually not worn on casual Fridays
• One to one, say
• Any score, at the top of the 10th inning
• Men's store buy
• It causes an extra quarter
• Join
• Common soccer result
• Rare "Jeopardy!" result
• Burberry slim- or modern-cut offering
• Something kept close to the chest
• Neck wear
• Formalwear unit
• Scenario before extra innings
• Black ___ affair
• Railroad track support
• Trash bag securer
• Three-three, e.g.
• TV's "Black ___ Affair"
• Fasten
• Gift for Dad
• How tic-tac-toe games end, often
• A 20-20 score, for example
• Bind with a rope
• Present for dad
• Gift for Dad on Father's Day
• Tic-tac-toe outcome, usually
• Part of formal wear, for a man
• A one-to-one score, for example
• Good gift for dad
• An even score
• 20-20 score
• A 10-10 score, e.g.
• A 10-10 score, for example
• Part of a man's formalwear
• 3-3 score, for example
• Bond takes it back east
• Uninspired Father's Day gift
• Bond is Asian, so we hear
• Neckwear that's Siamese, by the sound of it
• One may attempt to break it
• 3-3, on a scoreboard
• Even on the scoreboard
• Common gift for dad
• Bit of formal wear for men
• Have the same score
• Father's Day gift, sometimes
• Pain in the neck?
• 9-9 score, for example
• 0-0, say
• 30-30 score, for example
• 7-7 score, for example
• It often leads to overtime
• 50-50, for instance
• Knotted accessory
• Item of neckwear
• 4-4, e.g.
• Worn by big band member, perhaps
• Wrong choice for casual Fridays
• The White ___ Affair
• 2 winners at battle of bands
• Jon Brion "Strings That ___ to You"
• Queen "___ Your Mother Down"
• JT "Suit and ___"
• JT "Suit & ___"
• Might finally wear one, to the Grammys
• Robert Plant "___ Dye on the Highway"
• Worn by a rocker in the '50s
• Worn by bad boy rocker to court
• Worn by a mod rocker, perhaps
• Sandra McCracken "The ___ That Binds"
• "___ a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
• A shirt-tail that is worn
• Some item knitted for wear round the neck
• Knotted, it possibly has a loose end
• Link it up with an ear-piece
• Game of patience?
• Just the thing to wear for patients without pants
• A binding gift?
• Match points, at the end of the game
• Link it up with the early start
• As worn by patients without pants?
• The mounties have to join, of course
• Neckwear item
• A link with the old school
• A game of patience?
• Knot it wrong and you'll get a loose end
• Draw level shortly
• Secure - draw
• Sound Asian link
• Indecisive finish
• An athlete may break it
• Cause of a shootout
• Draw - knot
• Score with an "all" in it
• Fix a result
• Draw - connection
• A neck - and neck - finish?
• Put a bow in
• A knotty game?
• Casual Friday omission
• Score leading to overtime
• It can be broken by one?
• Reason for a 12th inning
• Overtime justification
• Bygone NHL result
• Father's Day gift, often
• Potentially unsatisfying outcome
• Odd article to wear with a turtleneck
• Reason to play more
• Senate situation requiring the Vice President
• No-win situation?
• Cause of a runoff
• Bit of formalwear
• Something broken at the end of a game
• How to secure a replay, for example?
• Bond runs out of bank
• Last in post that is secure
• A well balanced result
• Score where neither side is ahead
• Do knotty things?
• Drawn match
• Bent accessory for Dilbert
• Join in a joint success!
• Tend to laces
• Impossible Super Bowl outcome
• Usual tic-tac-toe outcome
• One for all, e.g.
• Score at the beginning of the 10th inning
• Fasten or bind
• Do, as laces
• Fasten, like shoelaces
• ___ the knot (get married)
• Bond's old school one?
• Brooks Brothers purchase
• Word with twist and neck
• Even numbers?
• Suit and ___ (formal attire)
• No-win contest
• Occasional spring training game result
• Lash it back with a rope's end!
• 3-3, e.g.
• Spot for a Windsor knot
• Deadlock, in sports
• MLB All-Star game possibility
• Red part of a Mary Poppins costume
• Word with black or blood
• Word before rack or tack
• Traditional Father's Day gift
• Drawn game
• Word with tongue or twist
• Part of many a garbage bag
• Thing worn with a suit
• The union game
• What six up is
• Knot one's shoes
• Put a knot in
• Tense sports score
• 1-1 or 2-2
• 10-10, for one
• Usual tic-tac-toe result
• Secure sneakers
• Accessory worn with a suit
• Score that's 15-Across
• 13-13, for example
• Three-up, e.g.
• Thing worn with a business suit
• 17-17, in scores
• Yogi Bear's neckwear
• Form into a knot or bow
• Finish together
• Game with no winner
• Rare "Jeopardy!" outcome
• Overtime cause, in sports
• Reason for a runoff
• Outcome of many NHL games, once
• "Suit and ___" (2013 hit)
• Draw neckwear
• Bolo ___ (Western wear)
• No-winner situation
• Score such as 1-1
• Connection of affection
• Indecisive conclusion
• Opposite of "undo"
• Nil-nil, e.g.
• Make bows
• 48-Across, e.g.
• It's better than a draw
• Rare NFL result
• Often-patterned garment
• 15-15 score, e.g.
• Rare outcome of a Scrabble game
• Reason for sudden death, in sports
• Bun package closer
• Drapery accessory
• One may be clip-on
• The final link, perhaps
• Classic Father's Day gift
• Make a bow or knot
• Photo finish result, sometimes
• Reason for a shootout
• Attach, in a way
• 23-23, e.g.
• Link it erroneously with a foregone conclusion
• Dilbert's is askew
• 58-Down score
• It's among the prettiest things worn
• ___-dye
• 21-21 score
• Pain in the neck, at times?
• Yogi Bear wear
• With a little patience, you'll find the link
• 1-1, for one
• Knotted garment
• Result no longer allowed on "Jeopardy!"
• Casual-day castoff
• Hit a three-pointer when trailing 13-10
• The result of equality
• It usually needs breaking
• Dramatic score
• Competitive situation
• Bond or bind
• Match it up with some ease
• What might be broken by doing a flip?
• Bread bag closer
• Word with twist or tongue
• 7-7 score, for one
• 2-2 game, e.g.
• There's no winner in one
• Fasten with string
• Bow ___ pasta
• Word after "tongue" or "twist"
• It's not worn on Casual Friday
• Game no one wins
• Trash bag sealer
• Score that needs breaking
• No-winner result
• Menswear item
• It goes with a nice suit
• Cross-promotion, e.g.
• Link it up with Orient, this match
• 1-1, 2-2 or 3-3
• 8-8 score, e.g.
• Even a score
• Game of patience?
• Shoelace, e.g.
• Bolo, for example
• Join in the game
• Cravat or ascot
• Score that leads to overtime
• Bit of attire you might learn how to put on while using a mirror
• Twisted fastener
• Impossible N.B.A. game outcome
• Dress code requirement, at times
• Being knotty, it takes a bit of patience
• Secure, with "down"
• Even finish?
• What an athlete deliberately breaks
• Odd article of clothing to wear with a tank top
• What might get under your collar?
• What your grand slam makes when you're down 4-0
• Formal thing for 1-Across
• It leads to overtime
• A black one is fancy
• NBA impossibility
• Outcome that's been impossible in the NHL since 2005
• The score before every game
• Secure (to)
• Result of hitting a grand slam when down 4
• Game no team wins
• Finish with the same score
• 112-112, in hoops
• "How to ___ a ___" (popular Google search)
• Fashion dictates that its width be the same as that of one's lapels
• Inconclusive score
• It might be broken in overtime
• "Jeopardy!" impossibility
• Situation that might lead to extra time
• Something dispensed with in "business casual"
• Tux accessory
• 56-56 or 0-0
• Neckwear that complements a suit
• Either blank in the common internet search "how to ___ a ___"
• Hair ___
• It's no loss
• Casualty of casual Fridays
• A binding gift?
• Bind with string
• Wooden part of a railroad track
• Connecting link
• Bolo or cravat, for example
• As worn by patients without pants?
• Even score, e.g.
• SpongeBob wears a red one
• Neither win nor lose
• Attach (to)
• Precursor to overtime
• Word whose letters are aptly found in "overtime"
• Bind (to)
• Part of formalwear
• Thing in a knot
• Part of a business suit
• Impossible result in a World Cup final
• Knotted neckwear
• Get even with?
• Rare game show outcome
• Item missing in "business casual"
• A game of patience?
• Like a score that leads to overtime
• Something broken after regulation, say
• Clip-on, for one
• 4-4 game, e.g.
• A knotty game?
• Requirement for a "business formal" dress code, maybe
• Accessory for dressy attire
• Not quite break, as a record
• Man's formalwear item
• Word after "bow" or "bolo"
• Makeshift limbo bar at a wedding
• Link (to)
• The "1" in 8-8-1, e.g.
• No-win outcome?
• 2-2, for example
• 319-319, in gaming
• ___-dyeing
• Neckwear for a valet
• One goal can break it
• Neck accessory
• Share a victory, in a way
• Love all, say
• "How to ___ a ___" (common tutorial topic)
• It goes with a man's suit
• Love all, essentially
• Attach, with "on"
• With 30-Down, accessory that may coordinate with cuff links
• Accessory that may match a prom date's dress
• Bit of apparel that often has stripes
• Something athletes strive to break
• You can link it with a European capital
• Form an attachment
• Fasten, as a shoe