| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| EMBROIL | Involve in contention. |
| VYING | In contention |
| ALIVE | In contention |
| ALIVE | Still in contention |
| BONE | It's often in contention |
| SPARRINGPARTNER | One engaged in friendly contention |
| OUTOFTHERUNNING | Sports phrase meaning not in contention |
| TUNISIA | Bone of contention in North Africa. |
| ESTONIA | Source of territorial contention in Baltics. |
| SUEZ | Bone of contention in Anglo-Egyptian relations. |
| KOREA | Bone of contention in the Sino-Japanese War |
| demurrers | pleading in effect that even if the facts are as alleged by the opposite party, they do not sustain the contention based on them |
