| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SUBSISTENCE | Maintenance | |
| SERVICING | Maintenance | |
| ALIMONY | Maintenance | |
| UPKEEP | Maintenance | |
| MANUTENENCY | Maintenance. | |
| GROOMING | Personal maintenance | |
| ARMORING | Personal maintenance | |
| BOSUN | Maintenance officer | |
| SEXTON | Maintenance officer | |
| ROADWORKS | Street maintenance | |
| SUPPORTATION | Maintenance; support. | |
| SHIPYARD | Maintenance facility for boats | |
| ALIMENT | An allowance for maintenance. | |
| ACCOUNTING | Business records maintenance incorporates current stocktaking | |
| RATES | Municipal fees for maintenance of services | |
| CHAPEAU | A cap of maintenance. See Maintenance. | |
| SUSTAINMENT | The act of sustaining; maintenance; support. | |
| FINDING | Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision. | |
| KEEPING | Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping. | |
| ASSERTION | Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives. | |
| PENSIONARY | Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance. | |
| BEACONAGE | Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon; also, beacons, collectively. | |
| CAUSIDICAL | Pertaining to an advocate, or to the maintenance and defense of suits. | |
| SCHOLARSHIP | Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of a student. | |
| FACE | Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery. | |