Possible Clues:

• Tic-tac-toe loser
• Losing tic-tac-toe line
• Losing tic-tac-toe row
• Tic-tac-toe line
• Pencil game loser
• Losing line in tic-tac-toe
• Losing line in a game
• Kiss before hugs, in a way
• Tic-tac-toe losing line
• Tic-tac-toe nonwinner