Held in check
The crossword clue "Held in check" is answered by REINED, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
REINED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REINED answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 5 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.
- GOVERNED (1 uses in xd)
- LEASHED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for REINED
Every other clue in this collection answered by REINED, most used first.
- Checked - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Curbed, with "in" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Restrained, with "in" - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Check - ARREST, used 42 times
- Check recipients - PAYEES, used 14 times
- Held forth - ORATED, used 13 times
- Held responsible - BLAMED, used 11 times
- Redeems, as a check - CASHES, used 11 times
- Redeemed, as a check - CASHED, used 10 times
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