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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Keeping a bit back for making a booking (9) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on January 27, 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 RESERVING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RESERVING Keeping a bit back for making a booking (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
8% BLURB Book jacket bit (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
7% TABS Keep ___ on (4) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
7% GORGE Keep going back for more at a buffet, say (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 26, 2025
7% PRESERVE Keep page next to book (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 25, 2025
7% RESERVE Keep back (7) (7) Mirror Quick Oct 22, 2025
7% DETAIN Keep back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 5, 2025
6% BARS Keeps out (4) Newsday Jan 29, 2026
6% SAVES Keeps for later (5) Commuter Jan 21, 2026
6% GAG Bit (3) LA Times Daily Jan 17, 2026

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