They're held for questioning
The crossword clue "They're held for questioning" is answered by TESTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
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TESTS
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Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TESTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TESTS, most used first.
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- Lab work - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Dry runs - used 28 times, most recently in 2022
- Assays - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Trials - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Experiments - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Battery components - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Midterms and finals - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Examinations - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Trial runs - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Tries - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
- Quizzes - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Battery makeup - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Criteria - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
- Doctor's orders - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Lab experiments - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Midterms, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Auditions - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Battery parts - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Checks out - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Lab procedures - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Finals - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
- They'll question you - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Tryouts - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Diagnostic aids - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Finals and midterms - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Proctor's handouts - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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