Held back, unexpectedly freed when bad weather in (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REFRAINED Held back, unexpectedly freed when bad weather in (9) (9)
6% PESTO Sauce not separated when held back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 21, 2025
6% LETITRIP Held nothing back (8) Universal Dec 14, 2025
6% STORM Bad weather (5) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
5% RELAPSE Slip back into bad habits (7) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
5% ANTSY Restless analyst naturally held back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
5% ONCE Way back when (4) Newsday Dec 4, 2025
5% ERECT Raise cap when freed of constraints by court (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 27, 2025
5% STORMDOOR Extra barrier to protect a house from bad weather (9) New York Times Nov 25, 2025
5% FRO Back, especially way back when (3) The Atlantic Nov 16, 2025
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