Keep - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'keep' is the definition.
(preserving is a kind of keeping)

This is all the 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 Star Tribune, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.

'keep' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire 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 Star Tribune, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.

'keep' is the definition.
(retaining is a kind of keeping)

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 Sun, The Guardian, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, The Times, The New York Times and the Penny Press.

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

This is all the 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 Universal, the Newsday, The Mirror, The New York Times and the Penny Press.

(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 Universal, the Newsday, The Mirror, The New York Times and the Penny Press.

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