Detain
The crossword clue "Detain" is answered by KEEP, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
KEEP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KEEP answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 3 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.
- IMPRISON (2 uses in xd)
- BUTTONHOLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for KEEP
Every other clue in this collection answered by KEEP, most used first.
- Retain - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang on to - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Hold on to - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Stay fresh - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
- Maintain - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Don't throw away - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Castle part - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Castle stronghold - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang onto - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- "___ Calm and Carry On" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Don't discard - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Don't give up - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Don't throw out - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Hold onto - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Donjon. - used 8 times, most recently in 1996
- "__ up the good work" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Not rot - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Preserve - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Stronghold - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- "___ your chin up!" - 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.
- Leg joint - KNEE, used 250 times
- Patella's place - KNEE, used 146 times
- Fuzzy fruit - KIWI, used 143 times
- Sharp - KEEN, used 139 times
- ___ Sutra - KAMA, used 122 times
- Smooch - KISS, used 110 times
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