| EXCORIATION | Carpeting English cox in a riot, perhaps |
| TEARGASES | Tries to control a riot, perhaps |
| TASE | Subdue at a riot, perhaps |
| AVIATOR | One who flies back from Virginia to a riot perhaps (7) |
| MACED | Immobilized at a riot, perhaps |
| TASED | Zapped at a riot, perhaps |
| ABATTOIR | Cause a riot, perhaps, about creature at the slaughterhouse (8) |
| ACROSTIC | A few clever lines causing riots, perhaps, in a cricket club |
| ADO | Minor riot, perhaps |
| SPOILSPORT | One stopping riot, perhaps, left with loot (10) |
| BALTIMORE | Blame riot, perhaps, where bridge-building's needed |
| TIMEMAGAZINE | Publication whose cover featured Laverne Cox in June 2014: 2 wds. |
| MCGINLEY | Dr Perry Cox in Scrubs, John C ___ (8) |
| JOHNC | Dr Perry Cox in Scrubs, ... McGinley (4,1) |
| STROKE | Man facing cox in rowing eight (6) |
| LOGANROY | Media tycoon played by Brian Cox in Succession (5,3) |
| ECHO | Marvel superheroine played by Alaqua Cox in Hawkeye |
| DAREDEVIL | Marvel series starring Charlie Cox in the title role (9) |
| SCREAM | Slasher franchise starring Courteney Cox in every film |
| CRAVEN | Director of Campbell and Cox in "Scream" |
