Holds out
The crossword clue "Holds out" is answered by LASTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LASTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LASTS answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 8 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.
- STANDSFIRM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LASTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LASTS, most used first.
- Endures - used 153 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes the distance - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Wears well - used 31 times, most recently in 2022
- Stands the test of time - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Survives - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Holds up - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes on and on - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
- Has staying power - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Hangs in there - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Goes on - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Shoe forms - used 15 times, most recently in 2007
- Doesn't wear out - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Has legs - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Is durable - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Persists - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Continues - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Cobblers' forms - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Doesn't fade - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Doesn't run out - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Shoe shapes - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- Shows stamina - 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.
- Wipe out - ERASE, used 244 times
- Rub out - ERASE, used 217 times
- Leaves out - OMITS, used 205 times
- Parcel out - ALLOT, used 177 times
- Draw out - EDUCE, used 168 times
- Growing out - ENATE, used 159 times
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