Held up
The crossword clue "Held up" is answered by BORNE, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BORNE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BORNE answer page.
Used 19 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ROBBED (3 uses in xd)
- DETAINED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for BORNE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BORNE, most used first.
- Carried - used 167 times, most recently in 2026
- Shouldered - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Carried, as by the wind - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Transported - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Endured - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Supported - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Carried along - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Carried, as by wind - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Held the deed to - OWNED, used 24 times
- Held in check - ATBAY, used 22 times
- Held title to - OWNED, used 15 times
- Held power - RULED, used 14 times
- Held another session - REMET, used 13 times
- Held in reserve - ONICE, used 13 times
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