Related Clues:
- Shakes, as a tail
- Blows, perhaps
- Finishes second at best
- Is stopped on the field
- Shakes, as in a car chase
- Suffers defeats
- Gets rid of, as weight
- Suffers a 47-Across
- Takes second
- Literally, books
- Finishes with fewer votes
- What second place at battle of the bands does
- Gets licked, in battle of bands
- Stage director's directive
- Pre-curtain call