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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAILS Holds back a grade (5) New York Times Apr 1, 2015
4% DETAINS Holds back (7) Premier Sunday Apr 26, 2026
3% AMERICA Grade school anthem (7) Newsday Jun 21, 2026
3% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)
3% AHI Sushi-grade tuna (3)
3% PTAS Grade-school orgs. (4) Newsday Jun 14, 2026
3% TBILISI Capital, is it holding politician back? (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 13, 2026
3% BPLUS Pretty good grade (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 11, 2026
3% SUSIE Defence is useless to hold back this woman (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 9, 2026
3% SEC "Hold on for a ___!" (3)

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