| SKYPES | Maintains a long-distance friendship, maybe |
| WATCHER | A kind of angel; a spectator, spotter, spy etc; or, a person who maintains a vigil by a sickbed (7) |
| THERMOSTAT | A device that maintains a system at a constant temperature |
| SITSTIGHT | Maintains a position - it's time, in a sense |
| HOLDSTHELINE | Maintains a connection with what a fisherman does |
| EATSRIGHT | Maintains a healthy balance, in a way |
| FLYWHEEL | It regulates and maintains a constant speed of a machine |
| ATHANOR | Used by alchemists, a self-feeding furnace that maintains a uniform temperature (7) |
| RHUMB | ___ line, the course navigated by a boat or aircraft that maintains a uniform compass heading |
| PLANKING | Core-strength exercise that maintains a similar position to a push-up (8) |
| CRUISECONTROL | System in a car which maintains a constant speed without driver intervention (6,7) |
| LOOKOUT | Person on a ship's bridge who maintains a constant watch for hazards (7) |
| SSA | Org. that maintains a "Popular Baby Names" Web page |
| TOPSUP | Maintains a high level (4,2) |
| GROUNDSMAN | Person who maintains a sports pitch (10) |
| AVERSE | Maintains a point, though really opposed to it (6) |
| ASSERTS | Maintains a back pressure (7) |
| MOWS | ___ the lawn (maintains a yard) |
| RAIDERS | Haggard leader of squadron maintains a military aircraft? (7) |
| KEEPSATIT | Maintains a bird doesn't give up (5,2,2) |
