Keep possession of
The crossword clue "Keep possession of" is answered by RETAIN, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. 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
RETAIN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RETAIN answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. 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
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Other clues for RETAIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by RETAIN, most used first.
- Keep - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Hold on to - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang on to - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Hold - used 8 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.
- Keep from practicing - DISBAR, used 9 times
- Keep in custody - DETAIN, used 9 times
- Keep from leaving - DETAIN, used 8 times
- You can't keep it forever - RENTAL, used 8 times
- Keep under control - REININ, used 7 times
- Fail to keep a promise - RENEGE, used 6 times
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