Held back (of breath) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Held back (of breath) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BATED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BATED Held back (of breath) (5)
9% LETITRIP Held nothing back (8) Universal Dec 14, 2025
8% KNOLL Held back by bull on Kentish mound (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 4, 2026
8% KEPT Held on to (4) Universal Dec 28, 2025
8% PESTO Sauce not separated when held back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 21, 2025
8% ANTSY Restless analyst naturally held back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
8% AIR Breathe it in! (3) The Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
7% ALIVE Still breathing! (5) (5) Puzzler Jan 8, 2026
7% KIDNAPPED Held for ransom (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 8, 2026
7% LUNG Organ for breathing (4) Newsday Dec 31, 2025
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