Holds back and keeps Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Holds back and keeps . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RETAINS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RETAINS Holds back and keeps (7)
17% APOSTROPHE A job to hold back horse, keeping its head turning away from the ordinary course (10)
4% RETAIN Hold back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 26, 2025
4% USEALOT Keep coming back to (7) Newsday Aug 24, 2025
4% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) Family Time Jul 14, 2025
3% IDLER Wastrel diligently keeps himself laid back (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
3% CONTAIN Hold (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 29, 2025
3% UMAMI Trim a mushroom, holding back savoury flavour (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
3% RETALIATE Consumer holding back about counter-attack? (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 23, 2025
3% AHEM Become happiest holding back an attention-seeker (4) The Times Mephisto Aug 17, 2025
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