| Brief quarrel | 13 |
| Small scrap | 11 |
| Fistfight | 9 |
| Bench-clearing incident | 23 |
| Barroom brawl, e.g. | 19 |
| Little fight | 12 |
| Words with music or work | 24 |
| Short fight | 11 |
| Sharp argument | 14 |
| Brief squabble | 14 |
| Catch, as flies | 15 |
| Brief conflict | 14 |
| Words with ''music'' or ''work'' | 64 |
| Words before music or rights | 28 |
| Small dispute | 13 |
| Quick quarrel | 13 |
| Knock-down drag-out | 19 |
| Fisticuffs | 10 |
| Brief but vigorous fight | 24 |
| Brief altercation | 17 |
| Bench-clearing altercation | 26 |
| Begin in earnest | 16 |
| Vigorous debate | 15 |
| Vigorous argument | 17 |
| Sullivan vs. Kilrain: 1889 | 26 |
| Start in on, as work | 20 |
| Short but heated battle | 23 |
| Sharp fight | 11 |
| Rumble, e.g. | 12 |
| Madison Square Garden event | 27 |
| Fist fight | 10 |
| Fight that might include fisticuffs | 35 |
| Contentious confrontation | 25 |
| Brief spat | 10 |
| Brief fisticuffs | 16 |
| Bobbery | 7 |
| Begin earnestly | 15 |
| All dressed for a date | 22 |
| What a poem might be | 20 |
| Like cable boxes, often | 23 |
| Kind of cable box | 17 |
| Shouting matches | 16 |
| Brief fights | 12 |
| Short squabbles | 15 |
| Short spats | 11 |
| Sharp quarrels | 14 |
| Hyphenated fights | 17 |
| Brief, heated arguments | 23 |
| Brief disputes | 14 |
| Brief brawls | 12 |
| Brief arguments | 15 |
| Big arguments | 13 |
| Paving stones | 13 |
| Rectangular paving stones | 25 |
| Sorry bunch? | 12 |
| Flagstones | 10 |
| Do an old newspaper job | 23 |
| Prepare some letterpress printing | 33 |
| Make up galleys for printing | 28 |
| Do printer's work | 21 |
| Entrapment scheme | 17 |
| Arrange, as a blind date | 24 |
| Preparation | 11 |
| Assemble the components | 23 |
| Arrange, as a meeting | 21 |
| Prepare for a gig | 17 |
| Play matchmaker | 15 |
| Incriminate falsely | 19 |
| Arrange the outcome | 19 |
| Sting's relative? | 21 |
| Program-installing command | 26 |
| Party prep | 10 |
| Get ready for use | 17 |
| Arrange, as equipment for the band | 34 |
| Arrange, as equipment for a band | 32 |
| Type of pitcher before the closer | 33 |
| Treat to drinks, etc. | 21 |
| Sting, for one | 14 |
| Punch line's lead-in | 24 |
| Provide with a blind date, say | 30 |
| Project; plan | 13 |
| Program that installs new software | 34 |
| Police sting, say | 17 |
| Plot to deceive | 15 |
| Pay for drinks | 14 |
| Pattern or arrangement | 22 |
| Part of a software installation | 31 |
| Napkin, silverware, etc. | 24 |
| Like some fall guys | 19 |
| Incriminating scheme | 20 |
| Framed, in a way | 16 |
| Frame, in a way | 15 |
| Easy match | 10 |
| Cameraman's camera position | 31 |
| Never needing to work again | 27 |
| ___ business (give a start) | 27 |
| Eighth-inning hurler, often | 27 |
| Relief pitchers prior to closers | 32 |
| Frame jobs | 10 |
| Blind dates, e.g. | 17 |