| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BELAY | Hold fast: Naut. |
| BELAY | Make fast: Naut. |
| BELAY | Make fast with a rope: Naut. |
| BELAYS | Makes ropes fast by winding: Naut. |
| CLENCH | Hold fast |
| ADHERE | Hold fast |
| SECURE | Hold fast |
| CLING | Hold fast |
| GRIP | Hold fast |
| STANDPATON | Hold fast |
| STICKON | Hold fast. |
| NAIL | Hold fast. |
| CLING | Hold fast. |
| HUG | Hold fast. |
| COHERE | Hold fast. |
| BITE | Hold fast. |
| ENGAGED | Hold fast |
| PIN | Hold fast |
| ANCHOR | Hold fast |
| CLASP | Hold fast |
| COHERE | Hold fast |
| BELAY | Hold fast, at sea. |
| BELAY | Hold fast, a-sea |
| BELAY | Hold fast at sea |
| BELAY | Hold fast, to a mariner |
| NOTSO | "... fast!" ("Hold on a sec!"): 2 wds. |
