| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EMBRACE | Hold closely | |
| GRIPE | To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. | |
| CLEAVE | To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. | |
| STOW | To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship. | |
| STICK | To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely. | |
| CLING | To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together. | |