Kept the engine running Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Kept the engine running . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDLED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLED Kept the engine running (5)
3% ONICE Kept chilled (5) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
3% OIL Engine's need for smooth running (3)
3% REV Make an engine run faster (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 13, 2025
3% HAY Bale kept in a barn (3) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
3% SATON Kept secret (5) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
3% OPERATE Run (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
3% TURBO Powerful engine (5) Commuter Oct 1, 2025
3% MOTOR Engine (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 30, 2025
3% CCED Kept in the loop, in a way (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2025
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