Holds up
The crossword clue "Holds up" is answered by ROBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 51 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ROBS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROBS answer page.
Used 51 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1964. 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.
- DELAYS (9 uses in xd)
- DANGLES (2 uses in xd)
- SLOWS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROBS, most used first.
- Steals from - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Sticks up - used 31 times, most recently in 2020
- Rips off - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Filches - used 23 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.
- It holds the line - REEL, used 25 times
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