Holds back, in a way Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DAMS Holds back, in a way (4) New York Times Jul 30, 2022
94% COY Holding back, in a way (3)
58% ATALL Guerrilla tactics to hold back any which way (2,3) (5)
11% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) Family Time Jul 14, 2025
10% RETAIN Hold back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 26, 2025
10% UNDOBUTTON Way back? (10) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
10% RETRO Back in, in a way (5) New York Times Jul 27, 2025
9% CONTAIN Hold (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 29, 2025
9% UMAMI Trim a mushroom, holding back savoury flavour (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
9% RETALIATE Consumer holding back about counter-attack? (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 23, 2025

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