| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hit back on item at back | The Telegraph Toughie | 06 Oct 2022 |
| Attila, moving into marshy grass, fought back | The Telegraph Toughie | 25 Oct 2017 |
| Struck back | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Got even on time, a trifle upset | ||
| Struck back | ||
| Retreating military detachment, 50 lost, subsequently hit back | ||
| What avenger did, recalling detail a terrorist partly overlooked | ||
| What rapper did to enemy's lyrical diss | ||
| Countered | ||
| Got even with | ||
| Returned like for like. | ||
| Returned the favor |