Not hold back, as tears Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Not hold back, as tears . 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CRY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRY Not hold back, as tears (3)
95% CHOKE Hold (back), as tears (5) LA Times Daily Jun 3, 2017
84% SOBS Can't hold back the tears (4)
75% DETERRENT It serves to hold back a tear! (9) (9)
69% ASPIRANT Suitor, regularly false, not holding back a tear (8) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 7, 2017
11% RIPS Nervous pirate holds back tears (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
10% DETAINS Holds back (7) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
9% RIPPING Tearing (7) The Times Concise Nov 3, 2025
9% RIP Tear (3) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
9% WEPT Was in tears (4) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
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