| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MATCHUPS | Direct confrontations |
| FACEOFFS | Direct confrontations |
| RUNINS | Confrontations |
| SHOWDOWNS | Confrontations |
| SETTOS | Confrontations |
| FACEOFFS | Open confrontations |
| SHOWDOWNS | Decisive confrontations |
| DEBATES | Political confrontations |
| LAWSUITS | Court confrontations |
| SCENES | Unpleasant public confrontations |
| TOETOTOE | Like some confrontations |
| EYETOEYE | Like some confrontations |
| DEBATES | Lincoln-Douglas confrontations |
| SHOWDOWNS | Decisive confrontations ... or what the answers to the six starred clues are? |
