Retain
The crossword clue "Retain" is answered by KEEP, a 4-letter entry. Used 105 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
KEEP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KEEP answer page.
Used 105 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 18 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- HOLD (8 uses in xd)
- HAVE (2 uses in xd)
- HOLDIN (2 uses in xd)
- HOLDONTO (2 uses in xd)
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