| CANSO | Response to a provocation |
| RISETOTHEBAIT | Expression meaning 'to react to a provocation exactly as intended' (4,2,3,4) |
| RISE | React to a provocation (4,2,3,4) |
| REACT | Respond to a provocation |
| REDRAG | A provocation - a communist with a Joplin tune (3,3) |
| TEASE | Conclude changing leader is a provocation (5) |
| JIBE | Setting sail before end of salute is a provocation |
| ILLATEASE | Jack's partner going topless, a provocation making you embarrassed |
| AFFRONT | A loud order given to face provocation |
| YOUANDWHOELSE | Challenging response to provocation |
| OARSWOMAN | She needs no provocation to get involved in a row (9) |
| ANTBAIT | Falls into a trap: reacts to provocation, temptation (5,2,3,4) |
| RISESTO | Falls into a trap: reacts to provocation, temptation (5,2,3,4) |
| ABULL | Red flag to ___ (anger provocation) |
| ROUSE | Trick includes nothing to cause provocation |
| CRISES | Emergencies arising from constant responses to provocation (6) |
| AROUSED | So a rude diversion caused provocation (7) |
| TOPTHAT | Provocation from a competitor |
| INCITEMENT | Local model about to quote me in provocation (10) |
| INSTIGATES | Gets a sit-in arranged and uses provocation (10) |
