| INDORSE | To some extent, find or secure sanction (7) |
| SWATHES | Broad mown strips of grass or corn; or, lengths of cloth in which to wrap an injury or secure a newborn (7) |
| ENDORSE | Back part to defend or secure (7) |
| ELUSIVE | Difficult to find or catch (7) |
| HAIRPIN | It could be used to pick one kind of lock or secure another |
| HITUPON | Find or discover by chance? (3,4) |
| DISCOVER | To be the first to find or find out about (8) |
| ROPE | Cord that can hold the weight of a climbing party or funambulist, or secure an elephant or ship, yet is merely a twist of plant fibres (4) |
| RETIE | To fasten or secure again (5) |
| RESCUE | Make safe, or secure, to put it another way (6) |
| TIE | Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord (3) |
| ENGAGE | To hire or secure the services of (6) |
| SCOTCHMIST | Phrase used to describe something hard to find or doesn't exist (6,4) |
| THEBRIGHTLIGHTS | They await young dreamers that come to town, to find or blind with their own renown! (3,6,6) |
| RARE | Hard to find or seldom seen |
| RARITY | It's hard to find or trace artist regularly showcased (6) |
| GOLDDUST | Thing that is difficult to find or obtain (4,4) |
| RETRIEVE | To find or extract information stored in a computer (8) |
| CWTCH | From "cubbyhole, cupboard, hut, secure nook" and the concept of a safe hiding-place, a quintessential Welsh word for a cosy cuddle, warm hug or secure embrace (5) |
| RESOURCE | Insecure or secure supply |
