The clue "hold off" last appeared in the The Times Concise crossword on August 5, 2018. The correct answer for this puzzle is "REPEL", a 5-letter word.
Solution DETER is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution DETER is 5 letters long. We have 24 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 140 solutions. The longest is KEEPATADISTANCE with 15 letters, and the shortest is CUT with 3 letters.
Indeed, the puzzle clue "HOLD OFF" has seen a surge in lookups recently (last checked: 29 Dec 2025). Apparently it´s giving players some headaches!
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Solutions are between 3 and 15 letters long.