"Hold up!" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hold up featured in Thomas Joseph puzzle on October 21, 2025. We have found 52 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROB.

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Crossword Answer For Hold up:

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38 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ROB Hold up (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2025
DELAY Hold-up (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 8, 2025
HIJACK Hold up (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Aug 23, 2025
MUG Hold up (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 21, 2025
SNAG Holdup (4) New York Times Aug 10, 2025
WAIT "Hold up!" (4) USA Today Apr 24, 2025
WAITASEC "Hold up . . ." (8) USA Today Nov 18, 2024
WAYLAY Hold up (6) New York Times Jul 2, 2024
LAST Hold up (4) New York Times May 30, 2024
IMPEDE Hold up (6) LA Times Daily Jun 21, 2023

14 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
36% LASTS Holds up (5) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
34% ROBS Holds up (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 15, 2025
34% DETAINS Holds up (7) New York Times Mar 30, 2024
34% HEISTS Hold-ups (6)
34% STYMIES Holds up (7) LA Times Daily Nov 27, 2021
34% PROPS Holds (up) (5) LA Times Daily Feb 19, 2017
34% IMPEDES Holds up (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 13, 2017
34% ROBBING Holding up (7)
34% ENDURES Holds up (7)
34% DANGLES Holds up (7)

Clues for The Thomas Joseph Puzzle on October 21, 2025

"Hold up!" Crossword Clue
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In this clue, "Hold up" is a clever play on words suggesting a robbery or theft. "Rob" is the answer, which means to steal from someone by using force or threats. The clue uses wordplay to lead you to the answer.