Historical clue formulations

• Crosses swords — 2025-07-08
• Engages in playful fisticuffs — 2025-04-20
• Trades jabs — 2024-12-22
• Practices boxing — 2024-09-23
• Engages in some repartee — 2023-07-14
• Practices jabs and hooks — 2021-04-19
• Trades barbs — 2020-07-04
• Goes back and forth (with) — 2020-03-12
• Engages in argument — 2020-01-31
• Practices pugilism — 2018-08-27
• Practices boxing — 2018-07-02
• Practices boxing — 2016-09-06
• Bandies words — 2014-02-21
• Trades one-twos, say — 2012-12-20
• Practices wearing gloves — 2012-08-12
• Wrangles (with) — 2011-11-11
• Locks horns (with) — 2008-01-24
• Boxes — 2007-11-15
• Practices for a bout — 2007-09-09
• Poles on a 1-Across — 2006-01-09
• Engages in violent practices? — 2005-12-30
• Wrangles — 2004-01-18
• Knocks heads (with) — 2003-08-14
• Prepares for a bout — 2003-01-09
• Boxes — 2002-10-27
• Wrangles — 2001-10-28
• Booms — 1999-10-17
• Trades jabs — 1999-01-21
• Locks horns (with) — 1998-12-24
• W.W. II women reservists — 1998-11-07
• Practices in the ring — 1997-08-11
• Boxes — 1996-02-27
• Trains, in a way — 1994-09-05
• Yards — 1994-05-13
• Works with Riddick Bowe — 1994-05-04