| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| hold | to maintain, as one's opinion or position |
| dig | to maintain one's opinion or position |
| own | to maintain one's position or condition |
| back | to change one's opinion or position; vacillate |
| climb | to retreat, as from an indefensible opinion or position |
| run | have or maintain a relative position or condition (as in a race) ran third running late |
| standers | have or maintain a relative position in or as if in a graded scale stands first in the class |
| stander | have or maintain a relative position in or as if in a graded scale stands first in the class |
