Frost, perhaps, held back by inappropriate operation (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POET Frost, perhaps, held back by inappropriate operation (4) (4)
6% USURP Appropriate inappropriately (5) New York Times Dec 18, 2025
6% UNFIT Inappropriate (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 15, 2025
6% LETITRIP Held nothing back (8) Universal Dec 14, 2025
6% NONPC Inappropriate, in a way (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
5% KNOLL Held back by bull on Kentish mound (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 4, 2026
5% ICER Frosting applier (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 31, 2025
5% CATS Part of last act held back in musical (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Dec 29, 2025
5% KEPT Held on to (4) Universal Dec 28, 2025
5% SYSTEM Method of operation (6) Newsday Dec 25, 2025
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