Adjectives -- or pronouns -- will hold back such writing Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROSE Adjectives -- or pronouns -- will hold back such writing (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 3, 2021
6% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) (8) Mirror Quick Sep 12, 2025
6% SITON Hold back for a time (5) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
6% RETAIN Hold back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 26, 2025
5% PRESERVING Keeping quiet, holding back (10) (10) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
5% HER She/__ pronouns (3) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2025
5% SHE Pronoun (3) (3) Mirror Quick Oct 14, 2025
5% RIPS Nervous pirate holds back tears (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
5% ELLA Spanish pronoun (4) Commuter Oct 11, 2025
5% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)

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