Held back at the finish to record there initially (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KEPT Held back at the finish to record there initially (4) (4)
8% LETITRIP Held nothing back (8) Universal Dec 14, 2025
7% PESTO Sauce not separated when held back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 21, 2025
7% SLOPPY Sentimental lady initially held to be careless (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
7% BSIDE Back of a 45 record (5) New York Times Mini Dec 14, 2025
7% ANTSY Restless analyst naturally held back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
7% OLDIE Record you've held for decades? (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 13, 2025
6% ENDORSE Back the nag that finishes last, commonly? (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 29, 2025
6% CATS Part of last act held back in musical (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Dec 29, 2025
6% OVER Finished (4) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
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