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 Star Tribune, the Evening Standard and The Telegraph.

'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 Star Tribune, the Evening Standard and The Telegraph.

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for detain that I've seen before include "Keep in custody; hold back" , "Take into confinement" , "Stop" , "Keep (someone) held in custody" , "Confine" .)

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

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

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

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