Hold back
The crossword clue "Hold back" is answered by DETAIN, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DETAIN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DETAIN answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 7 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.
- RETARD (11 uses in xd)
Other clues for DETAIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by DETAIN, most used first.
- Hold up - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Hold for questioning - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Keep in custody - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Keep from leaving - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Hold in custody - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Talks back to - SASSES, used 58 times
- Wrestling hold - NELSON, used 49 times
- Go back on a promise - RENEGE, used 46 times
- Hold in high regard - ESTEEM, used 42 times
- "Hold on" - ONESEC, used 41 times
- Take back - RECANT, used 35 times
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