The clue "fighting words" in today's NYT Mini Crossword is too broad to give you the answer right away. At first I thought it was a short form of "bring it on" or something like that someone would say to start a fight. But it's not.
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The answer to the crossword puzzle "fighting words" is ITSON. "It's on" is what announcers in a professional fighting ring might say once the fight begins, meaning "the fight has begun."
