Take hold of
The crossword clue "Take hold of" is answered by GRASP, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. 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
GRASP
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GRASP answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. 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.
- GLOMONTO (3 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
- Hold firmly - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Catch on - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
- Fully understand - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- 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.
- Take care of - SEETO, used 337 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Take place - OCCUR, used 121 times
- Take as one's own - ADOPT, used 111 times
- Take it easy - RELAX, used 103 times
- Take the helm - STEER, used 78 times
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