Keeping a bit back for making a booking (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RESERVING Keeping a bit back for making a booking (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
8% INDEX Back-of-book list (5) Commuter Feb 10, 2026
8% BLURB Book jacket bit (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
7% HEARTS Tries to keep bit of toffee in suit (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Feb 19, 2026
7% ATLAS A sailor coming back for reference book (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
7% GRIT Keep-on-keeping-on quality (4) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
7% TABS Keep ___ on (4) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
7% PRESERVE Keep page next to book (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 25, 2025
6% CARE Keeping attention (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
6% BOWSTRING Wrong bits used to make part of a weapon (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 18, 2026

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