| Alliance against Allies |
| Tap gently |
| Admonish urgently |
| A revolt against fate" per André Malraux |
| Apply gently, as cream |
| A shoe presses against it |
| Decree proclaimed against Salman Rushdie |
| Treats unfairly, ... against |
| Against a Vegas worker? (Surprise! Did you expect a clue about selling heirlooms?) |
| Against (which appears amidst the five long Across answers) |
| Admonition against trying algebra problems after imbibing? |
| Gently applied amount |
| Struggled against |
| Ali's tactic against Foreman |
| Bring formal charges against |
| Against the ___ (illegal) |
| Gently teases |
| An old silent pond / A frog jumps into the pond / Splash! Silence again," e.g. |
| I plotted against Caesar completely on my own!"? |
| Against expectations |
| Act violently against |
| Against the rules |
| ''... against ___ of troubles'' |
| Snuggle (against) |
| Apply gently |
| . . . against __ of troubles": Shak. |
| Brought charges against |
| Advances against earnings |
| Bring an accusation against |
| Gently touched, in product names |