The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Wait a second
2. Eat quickly
3. Interlocked fingers, perhaps
4. "Do you get what I'm saying?"
5. Try anything (out of desperation)
6. Make the most of the present moment
7. Woman's small, usually strapless purse
8. Fully adopt and support - as a social issue
9. Understand and deal with a problem or situation

Answers:

1. Hold the phone
2. Grab a bite
3. Clasped hands
4. "Catch my drift?" 
5. Grasp at straws
6. Seize the day 
7. Clutch bag
8. Embrace a cause
9. Come to grips