Holding this beast back is thankless Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Holding this beast back is thankless last seen in Telegraph Toughie 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ELK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELK Holding this beast back is thankless (3) The Telegraph Toughie May 1, 2015
3% BEHEMOTH Beast (8) New York Times Sep 12, 2025
3% SITON Hold back for a time (5) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
3% RETAIN Hold back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 26, 2025
3% RENEGE Degenerate holding back default (6) The Sun Two Speed Jul 29, 2025
3% RESTRAINERS They hold people back (11) (11)
3% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) Family Time Jul 14, 2025
3% DAM It holds back rivers (3)
2% ESPIAL Observation of one failing to hold back (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 12, 2025
2% PUREE The eruption holds back liquidised product (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 10, 2025

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