| In check |
Universal |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Keep ____, stave off |
The Telegraph Plusword |
20 Sep 2025 |
| Keep ____, hold off |
The Telegraph Plusword |
10 Sep 2025 |
| No longer dangerous |
LA Times Daily |
06 Sep 2025 |
| Held in check |
New York Times |
10 Aug 2025 |
| In check |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Aug 2025 |
| In check |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jun 2025 |
| Held off temporarily (2 wrds) |
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| On a leash, perhaps |
Newsday |
26 Apr 2025 |
| Cornered travel association goes up to Yankee (2,3) |
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| How a danger may be held (2 wds.) |
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| Forced to turn defiant (2,3) |
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| Held in check |
New York Times Mini |
25 Feb 2025 |
| How to turn desperate (2,3) |
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| Forced to face (2,3) |
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| Unable to come any closer |
Universal |
12 Dec 2024 |
| In a corner |
Newsday |
05 Oct 2024 |
| In check |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Feb 2024 |
| In check |
Universal |
24 Dec 2023 |
| In check |
New York Times |
26 Nov 2023 |
| In check |
New York Times |
10 Sep 2023 |
| Kept __: held off |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jun 2023 |
| In check |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2023 |
| No longer a threat |
Newsday |
21 May 2023 |
| No longer a danger |
Newsday |
20 May 2023 |
| One way an animal may be held |
New York Times |
26 Jan 2023 |
| Hemmed in, perhaps |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2022 |
| Unable to come any closer |
USA Today |
07 Jun 2022 |
| Unable to retreat |
Universal |
11 Mar 2022 |
| In check |
Universal |
23 Sep 2021 |
| No longer a threat |
Newsday |
01 Aug 2021 |
| Cornered |
Newsday |
13 Jun 2021 |
| Rhyme and synonym of 'away' |
USA Today |
10 May 2021 |
| No longer a threat |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2021 |
| Like an animal with its back against the wall (2 words) |
Family Time |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Held in check |
Universal |
14 Dec 2020 |
| Cornered |
Universal |
27 Nov 2020 |
| In check |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Sep 2020 |
| Held in check |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2020 |
| Cornered |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jul 2020 |
| In check |
The Washington Post |
05 Apr 2020 |
| In check |
LA Times Daily |
05 Apr 2020 |
| Held in check |
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| Held in check |
New York Times |
27 Jan 2020 |
| Cornered, as a wild animal: 2 wds. |
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| Cornered |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2019 |
| Held in check |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Nov 2019 |
| Cornered, as a wild animal |
Newsday |
11 Nov 2019 |
| Up a tree |
Premier Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| Unable to flee for a time on horse |
Irish Times Crosaire |
21 Sep 2019 |
| "Keep your enemy ___" (away): 2 wds. |
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| Like a cornered wild animal |
USA Today |
09 Mar 2019 |
| Cornered in a seaside borough, soldiers needing to escape |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Feb 2019 |
| Like a cornered wild animal |
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| Good way to keep an enemy |
The Washington Post |
09 Sep 2018 |
| Good way to keep an enemy |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2018 |
| Cornered, as a wild animal |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2018 |
| Good spot to keep an enemy |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2018 |
| Unable to retreat |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2018 |
| Kept ___ (held off) |
Universal |
22 May 2018 |
| Delayed from acting |
Universal |
29 Mar 2018 |
| One way to be held |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Feb 2018 |
| Kept ___ (held off) |
|
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| Delayed from acting |
|
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| Cornered, as a wild animal |
|
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| Good spot to keep an enemy |
|
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| Good way to keep an enemy |
|
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| Like a contained enemy |
Universal |
13 Oct 2017 |
| Prevented from attacking |
Newsday |
23 Sep 2017 |
| In check |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Sep 2017 |
| Held in check |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jul 2017 |
| Held in check |
The Washington Post |
20 Jul 2017 |
| Cornered |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jul 2017 |
| Trapped in a corner, say |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2017 |
| Held in check |
|
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| Like a contained enemy |
|
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| Held in check |
|
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| On the defensive |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2016 |
| No longer dangerous |
Newsday |
09 Jun 2016 |
| Up a tree, say |
USA Today |
01 May 2016 |
| Unable to flee |
Universal |
19 Jan 2016 |
| Cornered |
|
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| Unable to flee |
|
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| On the defensive |
|
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| Unable to retreat or escape |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Nov 2015 |
| Held off |
Newsday |
11 Jul 2015 |
| Cornered, as a hunted animal |
Universal |
12 May 2015 |
| Cornered |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jan 2015 |
| Cornered |
|
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| Cornered, as a hunted animal |
|
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| Unable to retreat or escape |
|
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| Cornered |
|
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| Held in check |
|
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| Like cornered prey |
|
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| On the defensive |
|
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| Cornered |
|
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| Held off |
|
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| With one's back to the wall |
|
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| How an angry dog should be kept |
|
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| Held in check |
|
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| No longer a threat |
|
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| Backed into a corner |
|
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| In check |
|
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| Held off |
|
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| Cornered, as a wild animal |
|
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| How one may be held |
|
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| Out of striking distance |
|
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| In check |
|
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| Hemmed in, perhaps |
|
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| Held in check |
|
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| Cornered |
|
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| Unable to flee |
|
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| A way you wouldn't want to be held |
|
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| On the defensive |
|
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| Cornered |
|
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| Backed into a corner |
|
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| Cornered |
|
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| Unable to attack |
|
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| Unable to retreat, as an animal |
|
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| Held off |
|
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| Held off |
|
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| Unable to flee |
|
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| In a position of no escape |
|
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| Cornered |
|
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| In check |
|
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| Unable to retreat |
|
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| Without an out |
|
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| In a position of no escape |
|
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| No longer dangerous |
|
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| Cornered |
|
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| Cornered |
|
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| Bad way to be held |
|
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| One way to be held |
|
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| Held back |
|
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| Trapped in a corner: 2 wds. |
|
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| In check |
|
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| How a dog might hold you |
|
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| Trapped |
|
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| Held off |
|
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| Forced to turn and fight |
|
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| Forced to turn and fight |
|
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| Powerless |
|
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| In check |
|
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| Bottled up |
|
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| Trapped |
|
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| Trapped |
|
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| Trapped |
|
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| Trapped |
|
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| Having no escape |
|
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| In check |
|
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| How you might hold a vicious animal |
|
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| Thwarted |
|
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| In check |
|
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| In check |
|
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| Like a rat in a trap |
|
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| Hold ____ |
|
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| Powerless |
|
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| Cornered |
|
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| Unable to flee |
|
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| Held off |
|
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| Under control |
|
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| In a powerless situation |
|
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| Like cornered prey |
|
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| Hold ___ (control) |
|
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| Held off. |
|
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| Unable to retreat |
|
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| With escape cut off. |
|
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| Cornered. |
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