| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| RESISTING | Holding out | |
| UNLIKELY | Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. | |
| DRAB | A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans. | |
| WIPER | A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel. | |
| PRETENSION | A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship. | |
| LATE | Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration. | |
| ROUNCE | The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again; -- sometimes applied to ... | |
| PRETENCE | The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by show... | |