Hold back
The crossword clue "Hold back" is answered by IMPEDE, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. 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
IMPEDE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IMPEDE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. 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 IMPEDE
Every other clue in this collection answered by IMPEDE, most used first.
- Hinder - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Get in the way of - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
- Block - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Obstruct - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Hamper - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Stand in the way of - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Slow down - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Slow the progress of - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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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