| DOGEATDOG | Situation of fierce, ruthless competition (3,3,3) |
| FRICASSEE | Type of French stew, anagram of FIERCE ASS (9) |
| JUNGLELAW | The beastly code that allows ruthless competition |
| STAIRCASE | Situation of flight - rumpus about a piece of luggage coming later |
| CLOUDNINE | Situation of great elation (5,4) |
| OVERSTATE | Exaggerate situation of government? (9) |
| CANDIDACY | The situation of being in the running for a position |
| TREADMILL | Situation of routine drudgery (9) |
| CADETSHIP | Situation of trainee caught by Spithead in revolution |
| ATTENTION | Order given on parade in a situation of hostility, say |
| MARESNEST | Complex situation of steersman at sea |
| TOOKSTOCK | Assessed situation of a Hobbit clan (4,5) |
| PRECIPICE | Situation of great peril on a vertical slope |
| AFFLUENCE | Easy situation of a criminal catching disease (9) |
| SNAKEPIT | Place of ruthless competition? (5,3) |
| RATRACE | A continual routine of fierce competition for success (3,4) |
| JUNGLE | After most of month, broke leg in place where there is ruthless competition (6) |
| OKINAWA | Region of southern Japan, scene of fierce fighting in 1945 (7) |
| AMAZONS | Race of fierce female warriors in Greek mythology usually said to be daughters of Ares (7) |
| ARGONNE | Forest of northern France, scene of fierce fighting during World War II (7) |
