Hold something back and shy away from pie in the sky hovering (4,2,2) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KEEPITIN Hold something back and shy away from pie in the sky hovering (4,2,2) (8)
6% SHIED Backed (away from) (5) New York Times Oct 6, 2025
5% DARES Doesn't shy from (5) LA Times Daily Nov 13, 2025
5% ENE Away from WSW (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 13, 2025
5% PUTON Don backing away from university? (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
5% RAINS Falls from the sky (5) LA Times Daily Nov 6, 2025
5% ATSEA Away from land (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2025
5% DETAINS Holds back (7) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
5% THELINE Something to hold, draw or toe (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
5% DETRACT Take away (from) (7) Puzzler Backwords Nov 1, 2025
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