Takes hold
The crossword clue "Takes hold" is answered by SETSIN, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023. 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
SETSIN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SETSIN answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SETSIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by SETSIN, most used first.
- Takes effect - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Begins - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- Arrives, as darkness - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
- Takes root - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Becomes established - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Becomes prevalent - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Takes care of - SEESTO, used 113 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- Wrestling hold - NELSON, used 49 times
- Takes the helm - STEERS, used 43 times
- Hold in high regard - ESTEEM, used 42 times
- "Hold on" - ONESEC, used 41 times
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