| PUNCHUP | A fight or brawl (52) |
| MELEE | A noisy riotous fight or brawl (5) |
| TANGLE | Word for a confused jumble, knot or muddle; a complicated problem; a fight or embroilment; or, oarweed (6) |
| DEBATE | Word originally for a fight or strife, later a more civilised or deliberated formal discussion (6) |
| AFFRAY | In law, a fight or disturbance between two or more people in a public place (6) |
| MUZZLING | It could prevent a fight or a bite |
| UNDERDOG | What describes a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest? (8) |
| DUSTUP | A colloquial term for a fight or quarrel (4,2) |
| FLOORS | Knocks person down in a fight or confounds |
| FRAY | A fight or battle |
| THEGLOVESAREOFF | Expression used when you are ready for a fight or argument (3,6,3,3) |
| FRASCATI | Drink or brawl, ultimately promoted with Italian backing (8) |
| RAMMY | Quarrel or brawl (5) |
| STRAMASH | An uproar or brawl (8) |
| PARTS | From "division, portion", word for a body of adherents; company of people; detachment of troops; side in a battle, game, lawsuit or other contest; a political group; or, a beano, bun fight or other so |
| CHALLENGE | A call or summons to engage in an argument, contest or fight; or, any demanding or testing task (9) |
| FEELINGGROGGY | Suffering from a long fight or a long flight, perhaps |
| REGATTA | From the Venetian meaning "fight" or "contest", an event comprising a series of boat races, such as either one held annually at Henley or Cowes (7) |
| PANIC | Fear associated with a stampede or the "fight-or-flight" response (5) |
| TEARAPART | To damage or destroy a group by making people fight or argue with each other (4,5) |
