| UPCLOSE | (& 12-down) Finished near parson Alden, doctor, in confrontational manner (2,5,3,8) |
| MARCHUPTO | Approach in an assertive, confrontational manner |
| ALTO | In confrontational tone of voice (4) |
| CLOSED | Finished near the start of December |
| SOLOASTARWARSSTORY | 2018 space Western film with Alden Ehrenreich |
| FULLYFLEDGED | Down finished, ready to go up? (5-7) |
| OVERTHROW | Bring down finished project (9) |
| AHEN | "Going to Hell in ___ Basket: An Illustrated Dictionary of Modern Malapropisms" (Robert Alden Rubin |
| COLE | Gary _, actor who plays Alden Parker in NCIS (4) |
| SOLO | 2018 sci-fi movie featuring Alden Ehrenreich in a role originated by Harrison Ford |
| COSTA | & 12 Firm attempt to get right girl in holiday resort |
| HAN | ___ Solo, character played by Alden Ehrenreich in Solo: A Star Wars Story, out now (pictured top) (3) |
| LEONARD | Was he Nimoy or Alden in disguise? |
| FIELDOFDREAMS | Phil Alden Robinson film starring Kevin Costner as Ray Kinsella (5,2,6) |
| RAY | Stage-name surname of the comedian, Charles Alden (3) |
| STAR | Space western with Alden Ehrenreich and Emilia Clarke, Solo: A ___ Wars Story (4) |
| SPACETHE | &12 Stirring first line, hence a part of this introduction? [4-word answer] |
| FACETOFACE | Confrontational aspect of good service in court (4,2,4) |
| MILITANCY | Use of confrontational methods in support of a cause (9) |
| DOG | "i got that ___ in me" (Instagram comment from the least confrontational person you've ever met) |
