Related Clues:

• Striving for superiority
• Surname preceder, perhaps: Abbr
• Striving to put through levy, ingeniously
• One of three for J. R. R. Tolkien: Abbr
• 'What's for me?'
• The Eagles, to the Giants
• 'Down ___' (Nine Inch Nails song)
• Part of JFK: Abbr
• One of two in 27-Down: Abbr
• Still with a fighting chance
• Very unknown at home, German's competing
• Match in ability
• Very much alive
• One to vie with
• Hankie embroidery (Abbr.)