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Here is the answer for the crossword clue I was being held back featured in Times O Tempora puzzle on February 28, 2026. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RETINEBAR.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | RETINEBAR I was being held back | (9) | The Times O Tempora | Feb 28, 2026 |
| 3% | ITEM Couple I encountered on way back | (4) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 3% | REGAIN Get back! I anger criminal (6) | (6) | The Sun Two Speed | Feb 13, 2026 |
| 3% | KNOLL Held back by bull on Kentish mound (5) | (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | Feb 11, 2026 |
| 3% | EXISTENCE Being sixteen badly inhibits Conservative backing European | (9) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Feb 9, 2026 |
| 3% | DELHI I held out, somewhere in India (5) | (5) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | Feb 7, 2026 |
| 3% | DAHLIA Trouble held back plant (6) | (6) | The Guardian Cryptic | Feb 3, 2026 |
| 3% | TURTLESHELL Being flipped on its back, e.g.? | (11) | New York Times | Jan 28, 2026 |
| 3% | ONAIR No backing with tune being broadcast | (5) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 3% | ADHERED Held fast (7) | (7) | The Sun Mini | Jan 21, 2026 |
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