"Hold on"
The crossword clue ""Hold on"" is answered by ONESEC, a 6-letter entry. Used 41 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ONESEC
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONESEC answer page.
Used 41 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. 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.
- WAITASEC (14 uses in xd)
- NOTYET (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONESEC
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONESEC, most used first.
- "Just a moment!" - used 30 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.
- Wrestling hold - NELSON, used 49 times
- Hold in high regard - ESTEEM, used 42 times
- Hold fast - ADHERE, used 26 times
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