The term 'Cause of Overtime' can be broken down into three crossword solutions: TIE (3 letters), ATIE (4 letters), and TIEGAME (7 letters). TIE stands for 'Technical Infraction of the Extra-Inning Rule, ' which is a rule in baseball that states that if a game goes into extra innings, the team at bat will start the inning with a runner on second base. ATIE stands for 'Automatic TIE In Extra Innings, ' which is a rule in baseball that states that if a game goes into extra innings, the game will end in a TIE. TIEGAME stands for 'TIE Game, ' which is a game in which the score is tied at the end of regulation play.