| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Counterattack | Commuter | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Repayment in kind (11) | Puzzler | 24 Jan 2025 |
| Return of like for like | ||
| Misguided rationale about odd parts of this form of vengeance (11) | ||
| Reprisal, revenge | ||
| Retributory action (11) | ||
| Counter-aggression (11) | ||
| Like-for-like exchange (11) | ||
| Helping to rescue old revolutionary by primarily intense counter-attack | ||
| Reprisal | The Times Concise | 02 Jul 2018 |
| Vengeance | The Washington Post | 30 Oct 2016 |
| An eye for an eye. |