| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| STICKING | Holding fast | |
| SLACK | Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand. | |
| GRIP | A device for grasping or holding fast to something. | |
| IRON | Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. | |
| GRAPPLE | An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab. | |
| TENACIOUS | Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights. | |
| CLINCH | The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antago... | |