| 100% | HAS | 3 | ___ it in for (holds a grudge against) |
| 64% | RESENTS | 7 | Holds a grudge against |
| 64% | BEMADAT | 7 | Hold a grudge against |
| 64% | RESENT | 6 | Hold a grudge against |
| 63% | MADAT | 5 | Holding a grudge against, maybe |
| 58% | INFOR | 5 | Has it ___ (holds a grudge against) |
| 54% | NATO | 4 | Eisenhower held a 1950 post in it |
| 53% | BARRETTE | 8 | It holds a lock in place |
| 53% | BUN | 3 | It holds everything in a hamburger |
| 53% | CARGO | 5 | It's held in a hold |
| 52% | WAITANDHOP | 10 | Strategy for holding it while in the bathroom line? |
| 52% | GOLDSTAR | 8 | Teachers stick it in a workbook for good work |
| 52% | TESTTUBE | 8 | Thin glass cylinder for holding chemicals in a lab |
| 52% | TEE | 3 | It holds a football for a placekicker |
| 52% | SNARE | 5 | It'll hold you for a while |
| 52% | ORE | 3 | It's searched for in a rush |
| 51% | REDSHIRTS | 9 | Holds aside for a year, in college sports |
| 51% | DASHOFPEPPER | 12 | It may be called for in a recipe |
| 51% | TELEFONO | 8 | It's used for a call in Madrid |
| 51% | UPC | 3 | It's scanned in a store, for short |
| 51% | SPACEPEN | 8 | It's used for writing in a vacuum |
| 51% | EASEL | 5 | Stand for holding a canvas, and something you'd find in an artist's studio |
| 51% | FENCEPOST | 9 | It holds up a wooden panel in the garden |
| 51% | INK | 3 | It's held in a squid's 37-Down |
| 51% | OAR | 3 | It might go for a dip in the ocean |
| 51% | OIL | 3 | It lasted for eight days, in a Hanukkah miracle |
| 51% | PDA | 3 | Hold hands in a subway, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 51% | MOJAVE | 6 | A desert in America known for its Joshua Trees |
| 50% | RESERVATION | 11 | It'll hold a place for you |
| 50% | NAIL | 4 | It might hold a horseshoe in place |