Way you probably don’t want to be held Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Way you probably don’t want to be held last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOSTAGE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOSTAGE Way you probably don’t want to be held (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 21, 2020
6% CMON "You know you want to!" (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
6% ODDS Probability (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2025
6% ANY "___ Way You Want It" (Journey hit) (3) Universal Aug 25, 2025
5% ODDSARE "In all probability …" (7) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
5% LAZY Not wanting to work (4) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
5% FINEBETHATWAY "OK, do whatever you want, I guess" (13) USA Today Oct 10, 2025
5% COWS They want you to "eat mor chikin" (4) Universal Oct 8, 2025
5% NEED "It's not a want, it's a ___" (necessity) (4)
5% WEARS Dons (5) LA Times Mini Oct 5, 2025

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