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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

GET
A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

4 letters

HAVE
A person who possesses great material wealth

HOLD
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

KEEP
A cell in a jail or prison

FEED
Food for domestic livestock

FUEL
Provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

5 letters

INCUR
Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

6 letters

AFFIRM
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

SUFFER
Experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"

UPHOLD
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

HOLDUP
Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

KEEPUP
Maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

7 letters

PROLONG
Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

SUPPORT
Documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"

NOURISH
Provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

NURTURE
The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

CONFIRM
Make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"

UNDERGO
Pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"

8 letters

CONTINUE
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

MAINTAIN
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

9 letters

WITHSTAND
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

11 letters

CORROBORATE
Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

12 letters

SUBSTANTIATE
Solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"