Wrestling holds
The crossword clue "Wrestling holds" is answered by NELSONS, a 7-letter entry. Used 14 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1980. 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
NELSONS
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NELSONS answer page.
Used 14 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1980. 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.
- ARMLOCKS (1 uses in xd)
- BEARHUGS (1 uses in xd)
- HAMMERLOCKS (1 uses in xd)
- HEADLOCKS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NELSONS
Every other clue in this collection answered by NELSONS, most used first.
- Ozzie and Harriet - used 10 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.
- Holds in high regard - ESTEEMS, used 18 times
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- Holds a grudge against - RESENTS, used 7 times
- Holds fast - ADHERES, used 7 times
- Holds high - ESTEEMS, used 6 times
- Holds protectively - CRADLES, used 6 times
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