| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| STAKE | Lay (claim) | |
| STATE | Lay (claim) | |
| VINDICATE | To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. | |
| PRETEND | To lay a claim to; to allege a title to; to claim. | |
| PRETENTIOUS | Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. | |
| SHELVE | To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim. | |