Kept in reserve
The crossword clue "Kept in reserve" is answered by ONICE, a 5-letter entry. Used 26 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ONICE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONICE answer page.
Used 26 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 4 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.
- SALTEDDOWN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONICE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONICE, most used first.
- In reserve - used 147 times, most recently in 2026
- Chilling - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Chilled - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- In the cooler - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- In abeyance - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
- In readiness - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- In reserve - ASIDE, used 85 times
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