| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| OATH | Pledge | |
| SWEARS | Takes pledge | |
| EARNEST | A Pledge | |
| VOW | Solemn pledge | |
| BAND | Pledge; security. | |
| BORWE | Pledge; borrow. | |
| GISLE | A pledge. | |
| PLEDGED | Of Pledge | |
| PROPINE | A pledge. | |
| IMPLEDGE | To pledge. | |
| PLEDGING | Of Pledge | |
| DEVOTE | Vetoed careless pledge | |
| PAWN | Pledge for cash | |
| BETROTHAL | Pledge for marriage | |
| ENGAGEMENT | Pledge of marriage | |
| TROTH | Pledge of fidelity | |
| PLEDGELESS | Having no pledge. | |
| INTERPLEDGE | To pledge mutually. | |
| I DO | I’d nothing to pledge | |
| IDO | I’d nothing to pledge | |
| PAWNSHOP | Place to pledge goods | |
| WED | A pledge; a pawn. | |
| PIGNUS | A pledge or pawn. | |
| PIGNERATE | To pledge or pawn. | |
| IMPIGNORATE | To pledge or pawn. | |