Creature in hold knocked out, keeping quiet Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Creature in hold knocked out, keeping quiet last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DOLPHIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOLPHIN Creature in hold knocked out, keeping quiet (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 5, 2015
7% INAWE Knocked out (5) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
6% ATBAY Keep ____, hold off (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 9, 2026
6% BARS Keeps out (4) Newsday Jan 29, 2026
5% SUPPRESSED Taken to court to keep quiet urge prohibited (10) The Times Cryptic Feb 17, 2026
5% TAP Gentle knock (3)
5% ONES "It's always the quiet ____ ..." (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
5% PEACE Quiet, calm (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 14, 2026
5% RETAINING Holding on to (9) Commuter Feb 14, 2026
5% ASPIC Jelly and ice cream initially keeping son quiet (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 13, 2026

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