| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HITBACK | Retaliate | |
| PAYBACK | Retaliate against | |
| RETALIATED | Of Retaliate | |
| RETALIATING | Of Retaliate | |
| RETALIATE | To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy. | |
| PAY | Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon. | |
| REQUITE | To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish. | |
| PROVOKE | ...o irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate. ... | |