| CLAMPS | 100 lights for holding things together (6) |
| CLASP | 100 light it and then hold it tightly (5) |
| CLAMP | 100 light it to get a fix (5) |
| CLIP | Device for holding things together / trim off |
| SPLINT | Small place in sorting centre for holding things that are broken (6) |
| STRAP | A strip of leather or other flexible material often with a buckle for holding things together |
| SACHET | Cheats have a way of holding things - perfume, for example (6) |
| BRACES | Couples holding things up (6) |
| STRAYS | Street lights for the homeless (6) |
| STOPGO | Lights for both in deliberate expansion and contraction policy (4-2) |
| PIN | Peg of wood / metal for fastening/holding things together |
| TONGS | Kitchen tool for holding things (5) |
| RACKS | Frameworks for holding things (5) |
| BRASSTACKS | Term, in allusion to brazen nails holding things together, for basic realities, hard facts of business, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts and the like (5,5) |
| CLINGFILM | I'm tight, but holding things together - that's transparent (9) |
| RUBBERBAND | Loop holding things together |
| DOWEL | One holding things together, perhaps |
| UNCLAMP | To loosen or remove a brace holding things together (7) |
| ELASTICBAND | One holding things together at a stretch? (7,4) |
| LEVELCROSSING | Some versatile Velcro's singular facility for holding things up (5,8) |
