| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Slanging match | ||
| Heated debate | Eugene Sheffer | 27 Mar 2021 |
| *Intense argument (note each starred answer's first word[s]!) | Universal | 03 Mar 2019 |
| *Intense argument (note each starred answer's first word[s]!) | ||
| Public debate | Wall Street Journal | 27 Aug 2018 |
| Public debate | ||
| Heated argument | New York Times | 11 Jul 2016 |
| Prolonged argument | Universal | 18 May 2016 |
| Heated argument | ||
| Argument | LA Times Daily | 11 Aug 2015 |
| Argument | ||
| Prolonged debate | ||
| Protracted argument | ||
| Argument | ||
| Logomachy |