| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ARGUE | Contend | |
| ASSERT | Contend | |
| MAINTAIN | Contend | |
| VIE | Contend | |
| COMPETE | Contend | |
| STRUGGLE | Contend | |
| GRAPPLE | Contend (with) | |
| OPPOSE | Contend against | |
| CONTENDED | Of Contend | |
| CONTENDING | Of Contend | |
| PLEAD | To contend; to struggle. | |
| COMBATANT | Contending; disposed to contend. | |
| THREAP | To contend obstinately; to be pertinacious. | |
| VIENNA | Contend with girl on return to capital | |
| WAR | To contend; to strive violently; to fight. | |
| BICKER | To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle. | |
| BRIGUE | To contend for; to canvass; to solicit. | |
| DISPUTE | To strive or contend about; to contest. | |
| PROPUGN | To contend for; to defend; to vindicate. | |
| VITILITIGATE | To contend in law litigiously or cavilously. | |
| MATCH | To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against. | |
| WRESTLE | Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend. | |
| ANTAGONIZE | To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract. | |
| DIGLADIATE | To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. | |
| COMBAT | To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight. | |