| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| war | 3 | |
| hem | 3 | |
| shy | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| push | 4 | |
| wall | 4 | |
| rail | 4 | |
| gate | 4 | |
| psst | 4 | |
| tilt | 4 | |
| stop | 4 | |
| ring | 4 | |
| weir | 4 | |
| spar | 4 | |
| work | 4 | |
| park | 4 | |
| riot | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| spite | 5 | |
| limit | 5 | |
| elude | 5 | |
| epees | 5 | |
| stave | 5 | |
| foils | 5 | |
| close | 5 | |
| parry | 5 | |
| scarp | 5 | |
| field | 5 | |
| shove | 5 | |
| shift | 5 | |
| shirk | 5 | |
| hedge | 5 | |
| stake | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| circle | 6 | |
| define | 6 | |
| screen | 6 | |
| sabers | 6 | |
| appels | 6 | |
| lunges | 6 | |
| recoil | 6 | |
| secure | 6 | |
| strive | 6 | |
| swerve | 6 | |
| shroud | 6 | |
| shrink | 6 | |
| tussle | 6 | |
| shield | 6 | |
| escape | 6 | |
| sconce | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| barrier | 7 | |
| railing | 7 | |
| enclose | 7 | |
| protect | 7 | |
| thrusts | 7 | |
| shuffle | 7 | |
| scuffle | 7 | |
| wrestle | 7 | |
| quibble | 7 | |
| quarrel | 7 | |
| seawall | 7 | |
| redoubt | 7 | |
| tourney | 7 | |
| shelter | 7 | |
| swagman | 7 | |
| rampart | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| ward off | 8 | |
| stockade | 8 | |
| sidestep | 8 | |
| register | 8 | |
| skirmish | 8 | |
| flourish | 8 | |
| receiver | 8 | |
| boundary | 8 | |
| precinct | 8 | |
| palisade | 8 | |
| Wage war | 8 | |
| scramble | 8 | |
| struggle | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| pull-back | 9 | |
| sheer off | 9 | |
| roadblock | 9 | |
| pussyfoot | 9 | |
| safeguard | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| step aside | 10 | |
| stone-wall | 10 | |
| UNDERWRITE | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| prevaricate | 11 | |
| SPLIT HAIRS | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| circumscribe | 12 | |
| tergiversate | 12 | |