Hard to hold
The crossword clue "Hard to hold" is answered by EELY, a 4-letter entry. Used 51 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EELY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EELY answer page.
Used 51 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 12 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.
- SLIPPERYASANEEL (4 uses in xd)
- SLIPPERY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EELY
Every other clue in this collection answered by EELY, most used first.
- Slithery - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Hard to find - RARE, used 196 times
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- Hard to come by - RARE, used 67 times
- Study hard - CRAM, used 53 times
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