Retained - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'retained' is the definition.
('hold' can be a synonym of 'retain')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for held that I've seen before include "Gripped" , "Retained, kept" , "Retained; grasped" , "Detained" , "Defended successfully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times, the Newsday, The Times, the Universal, The Irish Times, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Telegraph, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Independent, The Mirror, The Sun and the King Feature Syndicate.

'retained' is the definition.
(saving is a kind of retaining)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for saved that I've seen before include "Redeemed or stored" , "Prevented from dying" , "what Jesus did" , "Put money by for a rainy day" , "Rescued; put by" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune and the Newsday.

(Another definition for held on to that I've seen is " Kept".)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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