Hold back from diet, an awful one (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETAIN Hold back from diet, an awful one (6) (6)
8% STEMS Holds back (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 6, 2026
8% PALEO Back-to-basics diet (5) Universal Jan 19, 2026
7% EMOTIONAL Holding back tears, perhaps (9) LA Times Daily Feb 14, 2026
7% OLD From way back (3) USA Today Feb 14, 2026
7% OLDER From further back (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
7% ICK "That's awful!" (3) New York Times Feb 6, 2026
7% INUNISON Sopranos in university holding back as one (2,6) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 3, 2026
7% EASTERN Energy at the back from one direction (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jan 23, 2026
7% SECOND Project holding company back (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
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