Confronted (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">confronted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('face' can be a synonym of 'confront')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for faced that I've seen before include "Resisted" , "Met" , "Dealt with" , "Stood up to" , "Encountered" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">confronted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(tackling is a kind of confronting)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tackled that I've seen before include "Challenged head-on as in rugby" , "Took on, set about dealing with" , "dealt with" , "Intercepted (in soccer)" , "Confronted" .)