Related Clues:

• Less fresh challenger at first one defeated
• Bullpen ace
• Stuffier, cold and may be sore
• Requiring less travel time
• One who is skilled at bringing a business transaction to a satisfactory conclusion
• More warm, in a way
• Conservative failure is not so far away
• Easier to reach, say
• Ninth or 10th player, perhaps
• 'You're on the right track'
• "You're on the right track"
• Much closer to
• Master negotiator
• Stuffier cold may be the sore type
• Not so cold