| PUNCHUP | Fight or brawl |
| MELEE | Noisy riotous fight or brawl (5) |
| CERTARE | To fight or strive; ____ ingenio, contendere nobilitate, Lucretius DRN 2.11 |
| 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) |
| MEDLEYS | Fights or scuffles originally, later miscellanies or mixtures; musical potpourris; textiles woven from yarns of varying colours; or, races involving multiple swimming styles (7) |
| SCUFFLE | Confused fight or struggle (7) |
| ENEMIES | Fight or flight when I see mine, perhaps (7) |
| TROOPER | One who fights or turns into a drunkard |
| RAMMY | Quarrel or brawl (5) |
| FRASCATI | Drink or brawl, ultimately promoted with Italian backing (8) |
| STRAMASH | An uproar or brawl (8) |
| RIGHTOFENTRY | Fight or force admission, as from a legal perspective, it gets people in The Gate (5,2,5) |
| CHALLENGE | A call or summons to engage in an argument, contest or fight; or, any demanding or testing task (9) |
| LAYHANDSON | Come by to fight or bless? (3,5,2) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| TANGLE | Word for a confused jumble, knot or muddle; a complicated problem; a fight or embroilment; or, oarweed (6) |
| SPEAR | With which to fight or box out East (5) |
| SQUAREUP | Prepare for fight ... or settle (6,2) |