| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| UNSHAKEN | Firm | |
| STERN | Firm | |
| SOLID | Firm | |
| STEADY | Firm | |
| SET | Established firm | |
| CLIENT | Law-firm user | |
| DETERMINED | Established firm | |
| SUBSIDIARY | Secondary firm | |
| SOCIAL | Firm's party | |
| CRISP | Firm, brittle | |
| AGENCY | Advertising firm | |
| CLASP | Firm grip | |
| INSISTS | Stands firm | |
| CRACKDOWN | Firm action | |
| CHEDDAR | Firm cheese | |
| SURER | More firm | |
| RESIST | Stand firm | |
| RESISTED | Stood firm | |
| GRIP | Firm hold | |
| PERSEVERE | Stand firm | |
| RESISTS | Stands firm | |
| CONVICTION | Firm belief | |
| SETS | Becomes firm | |
| GELS | Becomes firm | |
| BUFF | Firm; sturdy. | |