Held fast
The crossword clue "Held fast" is answered by CLUNG, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CLUNG
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CLUNG answer page.
Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 6 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.
- CLUNGTO (2 uses in xd)
- CLASPED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CLUNG
Every other clue in this collection answered by CLUNG, most used first.
- Adhered - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Stuck (to) - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Fast - RAPID, used 43 times
- Drive too fast - SPEED, used 35 times
- Fast Amtrak train - ACELA, used 24 times
- Held the deed to - OWNED, used 24 times
- Held in check - ATBAY, used 22 times
- Fast runners - HARES, used 21 times
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