| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| FENDSOFF | Parries. |
| FENDS | Parries |
| AVERTS | Parries |
| DEFLECTS | Parries |
| RETORTS | Verbal parries |
| SEPTIMES | Fencing parries |
| FENDS | ... off (parries) |
| FENCER | One who parries |
| FENCER | One who parries, perhaps |
| EPEE | What one carries for parries |
| parrier | one that parries (to ward off a blow) |
| parriers | PARRIER, one that parries (to ward off a blow) |
