Wrestling hold
The crossword clue "Wrestling hold" is answered by NELSON, a 6-letter entry. Used 49 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NELSON
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NELSON answer page.
Used 49 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 15 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.
- LOCK (13 uses in xd)
- HAMMERLOCK (7 uses in xd)
- HALFNELSON (6 uses in xd)
- HEADLOCK (3 uses in xd)
- SCISSORS (2 uses in xd)
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