Kept back, refused to hand over Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Kept back, refused to hand over . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WITHHELD.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WITHHELD Kept back, refused to hand over (8)
7% CEDE Hand over (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
7% GIVES Hands over (5) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
7% BETS Backs a hand (4) Newsday Oct 9, 2025
7% CEDES Hands over (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 30, 2025
7% GIMME "Hand that over!" (5) TV Sep 28, 2025
6% SUB Vehicle kept back in reserve (3) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
6% NOSIR Polite refusal (5) Universal Nov 11, 2025
6% NEAR At hand (4) Universal Nov 10, 2025
6% WONT Refuses to (4) New York Times Nov 8, 2025
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