The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROBS , but the solution may also be LASTS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Holds up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROBS | 45 % | 4 |
| LASTS | 28 % | 5 |
| HALTS | 6 % | 5 |
| DELAYS | 6 % | 6 |
| DANGLES | 3 % | 7 |
| REARS | 1 % | 5 |
| STAYS | 1 % | 5 |
| BUOYS | 1 % | 5 |
| ROBS Down | 1 % | 39 |
| LAGS | 1 % | 4 |
| RAISES | 1 % | 6 |
| ENDURES | 1 % | 7 |
| STOPS | 1 % | 5 |
| STYMIES | 1 % | 7 |
Why may ROBS-DOWN be the right solution?
The word "holds up" can mean to rob or steal from someone by threatening them with force. "Rob" is a synonym for this definition, and when read "down" (from top to bottom), it fits the crossword grid. Therefore, the answer is "ROBS Down."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Holds up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- held up
- hold good
- hold true
- withstands
- sustains
- stays
- hold together
- survives
- holding
- staying power
- hold up
- endures
Crossword Answer definitions
ROBS verb- To steal from, especially using force or violence.
- To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
- (used with "of") To deprive (of).
- To burgle.
- To steal.
- To commit robbery.
- To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ROBS
More clues leading to the result LASTS
- Holds out
- Continues
- Continues on
- Doesn't break down
- Stays with it
- Shoemaker's mounts
- Doesn't go bad
- Endures
- Holds up
- Shoe trees
More clues leading to the result HALTS
- Breaks off
- Cuts short
- Goes no farther
- Quits mid-march
- Arrests
- Comes to a stop
- Obeys a sentry
- Heeds the sentry
- Brakes
- Reaches a standstill
More clues leading to the result DELAYS
- Piddles around
- Holds off
- Pearson Airport tie-ups
- Airport holdups
- Airport annoyances
- Airport hassles
- Puts off
- Laxness at LAX, maybe
- Holdups
- Airport snags
More clues leading to the result DANGLES
- Holds up
- Offers as an inducement
- Swings
- Is pendulous
- Swings loosely.
- Misplaces a participle
- Hangs loosely
- Hangs like an earring
- Hangs, like an earring
- Hangs like a chandelier
More clues leading to the result REARS
More clues leading to the result STAYS
- Corset supports
- Doesn't go
- Corset stiffeners
- Death row reprieves
- Collar inserts
- Collar holders
- Sticks around
- Corsets
- Corset features
- Last-minute calls to death row
More clues leading to the result BUOYS
- Channel markers
- Gulls' perches, often
- Harbor markers
- Keeps afloat, with "up"
- Lifts up
- Holds up
- Floats in the harbor
- Some meteorological data collectors
- Elevates
- Regatta markers
More clues leading to the result ROBS Down
More clues leading to the result LAGS
- Is sluggish
- Runs behind
- Brings up the rear
- Dawdles
- Stays behind
- Falls behind
- Holds up
- Time delays
- Doesn't keep up
- Internet connectivity problems
More clues leading to the result RAISES
- Brings up
- Bumps up
- Hikes in pay
- Ups
- Erects, as a barn
- Post-review rewards
- Does more than see
- Poker ploys
- Contract demands
- Rewards from the boss
More clues leading to the result ENDURES
- Goes the distance
- Lasts
- Bears
- Remains extant
- Toughs it out
- Puts up with
- Stands the test of time
- Tolerates
- Lasts a long time
- Stands
More clues leading to the result STOPS
- Organ parts
- Cuts out
- Organ settings
- Prepares to frisk, say
- Pulls over
- Puts an end to
- Eggspires
- Quits
- Train schedule towns
- Wards off