| OPENHOSTILITIES | The position lies precariously to begin the fighting (4,11) |
| ALICEBAND | I balanced precariously to get ribbon (5,4) |
| COERCE | Compel the CO to get the queen to begin the ceremonies (6) |
| POSE | Posture assumed in order to be painted or photographed; any of the various yogic asanas; or, the right to begin the game in dominoes (4) |
| SCREW | "To begin the morning, the _____ was bawling", The Auld Triangle. (5) |
| UNDERABLOTTER | Where the crosswords are found to begin the will's treasure hunt |
| ASTARTE | The poet Housman when about to begin 'The Goddess' (7) |
| CHEMICALWARFARE | In which the fighting 'stinks'? (8,7) |
| HOUDINI | He was bound to begin the show (7) |
| SETOFF | Counter-claim to begin the journey (3,3) |
| TEETIME | When to begin the first hole |
| OKAY | Fair enough if, from nothing to begin, the yak comes back again? (4) |
| OPENQUESTION | An undecided matter to begin the enquiry with (4,8) |
| SEASCAPE | Painting of the ocean or shore such as Gericault's The Raft of the Medusa, Monet's Impression, Sunrise or Turner's The fighting Temeraire (8) |
| SAMURAI | Japanese warrior caste that provided the fighting aristocracy from the 11th to the 19th centuries |
| WESTFRONT | Point to the face where some of the fighting occurs (4,5) |
| PRESSGANG | The media group force others to do the fighting (5,4) |
| ARENA | It takes a time to return to where the fighting is (5) |
| FIRSTDOWNS | They begin the rush to the goalposts |
| TRUCE | How cute! Having the right to stop the fighting (5) |
