Hold back tense horse after a butcher's turned up Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hold back tense horse after a butcher's turned up last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KEEPATBAY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KEEPATBAY Hold back tense horse after a butcher's turned up (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 7, 2019
6% APPEARED Turned up (8) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
6% LETSRIP Holds nothing back (7) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
6% LASTS Holds up (5) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
6% DELAY Hold-up (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 8, 2025
6% ROB Hold up (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
6% NAG Horse turns up in Uganda (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
6% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) (8) Mirror Quick Sep 12, 2025
6% WHEEL Turn with back of foot (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 11, 2025
6% SITON Hold back for a time (5) Newsday Sep 10, 2025

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