| HOLDS | ___ a grudge; remains resentful |
| GRUDGE | Hold a ___; remain resentful |
| NURSE | ___ a grudge |
| HELD | ___ a grudge (stayed mad) |
| LIKE | --> Me ____ a Grudge" |
| JOHNSON | A famously "clubbable" conversationalist and man of letters, but also a hater who held many a grudge - his famous 1755 dictionary, full of sly definitions, includes "Lexicographer: a harmless drudge" |
| HARBOUR | A safe haven for ships; or, a place to veritably moor a grudge (7) |
| CHIP | Have a ___ on one's shoulder (hold a grudge) |
| AGGRIEVED | Resentful, bearing a grudge (9) |
| PETTY | Like holding a grudge over a small indiscretion |
| MADINFINITUM | Latin for "holding a grudge for a long, long time"? |
| AXE | What you might have to grind, in the saying, if you're bearing a grudge or have a particular agenda |
| BITTERNESS | Hold a grudge about popular drink. Up to a point (10) |
| RESPITE | Is about to hold a grudge, but could call a halt (7) |
| EMBITTERED | Nursing a grudge with a chip on one's shoulder |
| AXETOGRIND | A tax haven ignored foolishly, bear a grudge (4,2,3,2,5) |
| HAVEAN | A tax haven ignored foolishly, bear a grudge (4,2,3,2,5) |
| SPITE | A pet is it now it will breed a grudge (5) |
| ITIN | Have ___ for (bear a grudge against) |
| BESORE | Hold a grudge |
