Hold firmly

The answer

GRASP

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GRASP answer page.

Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. 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.

• GRIP (25 uses in xd)
• RIVET (3 uses in xd)
• AVER (1 uses in xd)
• CLAMP (1 uses in xd)
• CLASP (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for GRASP

Every other clue in this collection answered by GRASP, most used first.

• Understand - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Comprehend - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Clutch - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Understanding - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Hold tightly - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Comprehension - used 16 times, most recently in 2017
• Catch on - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Fully understand - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Take hold of - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Fully comprehend - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Get - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Hold in one's hand - used 6 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.

• Hold forth - ORATE, used 70 times
• Hold responsible - BLAME, used 64 times
• Plant firmly - EMBED, used 58 times
• "We hold ___ truths ..." - THESE, used 42 times
• Hold up - DELAY, used 36 times
• Take hold - SETIN, used 32 times

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