Keep - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'keep' is the definition.
(I know that keep is a more specific form of enter)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for preserve that I've seen before include "kipper?" , "Maintain; keep safe" , "Keep alive, maintain" , "Keep safe or in unchanged condition" , "put on the table in advance?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'keep' is the definition.
(I know that keep can be written as maintain)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for maintain that I've seen before include "finance" , "Keep - support" , "Take the view or keep up repairs" , "Continue with an opinion" , "Keep in safety and protect from harm and decay" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'keep' is the definition.
(I know that retain is a more specific form of keep)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for retain that I've seen before include "Hold on to or employ counsel" , "Hire - keep" , "Save" , "Keep possession of" , "Hold in position" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The New York Times, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sun, The Star Tribune, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, the Penny Press and the Newsday.

'keep' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for stay that I've seen before include "lodge" , "Abide" , "Rope to brace an upright" , "Period in one place" , "Supporting rod" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The New York Times, the Universal, the Penny Press and the Newsday.

(Other definitions for atit that I've seen before include "in Congress" , "up to no good?" , "what birds (and bees) do?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The New York Times, the Universal, the Penny Press and the Newsday.

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