Want to hold fool back when keeping dry Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Want to hold fool back when keeping dry . 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABSTINENCE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABSTINENCE Want to hold fool back when keeping dry (10)
6% PRESERVING Keeping quiet, holding back (10) (10) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
6% DETAIN Keep back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 5, 2025
6% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) (8) Mirror Quick Sep 12, 2025
6% ATBAY Keep ____, hold off (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 10, 2025
6% SITON Hold back for a time (5) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
5% RIPS Nervous pirate holds back tears (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
5% NAIVE Easily fooled (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
5% TWERP One fool … (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 12, 2025
5% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)
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