Holds up
The crossword clue "Holds up" is answered by DELAYS, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DELAYS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DELAYS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DELAYS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DELAYS, most used first.
- Postpones - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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