| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| AVOWS | Maintains | |
| CONTENDS | Maintains | |
| SUSTAINS | Maintains | |
| HOLDS | Maintains | |
| ASSERTS | Maintains | |
| KEEPSUP | Maintains pace | |
| UPHOLDS | Maintains (law) | |
| POLICES | Maintains order | |
| KEEPS UP | Maintains pace (5,2) | |
| MAINTAINER | One who maintains. | |
| CALM | Local manager maintains composure | |
| CLEAVERS | Semi-circle maintains meat axes | |
| GROUNDSMAN | Person who maintains a sporting field | |
| ENEMY | Each new edition maintains your leaders’ opposition | |
| PLACENTA | Organ which nourishes and maintains the foetus | |
| ANIMIST | One who maintains the doctrine of animism. | |
| FERRYMAN | One who maintains or attends a ferry. | |
| SPIRITUALIST | One who maintains the doctrine of spiritualism. | |
| CONCEPTUALIST | One who maintains the theory of conceptualism. | |
| HOLDS OUT | Maintains resistance though fortress is in the open | |
| VINDICATOR | One who vindicates; one who justifies or maintains. | |
| TRANSUBSTANTIATOR | One who maintains the doctrine of transubstantiation. | |
| ASSERTER | One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor. | |
| POLYGAMIST | One who practices polygamy, or maintains its lawfulness. | |
| FATALIST | One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity. | |