Fighting using blades

The answer to “Fighting using blades” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is ROWING — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 11, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 16-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Fighting using blades” answer

ROWING (6 letters)

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What does ROWING mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ROWING is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Fighting using blades” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 11, 2026 (most recent) → ROWING. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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