| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HUG | Clinch | |
| SEAL | Clinch (deal) | |
| EMBRACE | Romantic clinch | |
| CLENCH | See Clinch. | |
| CLINCHED | Of Clinch | |
| CLINCHING | Of Clinch | |
| SEWUP | Clinch - as a deal | |
| CLUTCH | To close tightly; to clinch. | |
| HALO | Clinch a loan to cover Angel's ring | |
| CLINCH | To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument. | |
| FASTEN | To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling. | |
| HOLDFAST | Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support. | |
| DOUBLE | ... bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; ... | |