Answer: KEEP
KEEP is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 99 times.
Referring Clues:
- Subsistence
 - Stay fresh
 - Hang onto
 - Withhold
 - Uphold
 - Retain
 - Hoard
 - Refuse to release
 - Castle part
 - Not rot
 - Maintain
 - Not toss
 - Castle stronghold
 - Opposite of throw away
 - Not go bad
 - Hang on to
 - Remain unspoiled
 - Hold on to
 - Put in storage
 - Start to KISS, as a matter of principle?
 - Don't let go
 - Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue
 - Not give up
 - Store
 - Stronghold
 - Medieval castle tower
 - Don't give up
 - Don't sell
 - Don't throw away
 - Don't throw out
 - Save
 - Strongest part of a castle
 - Fail to trade
 - What you must do when the trade falls through
 - Don't ditch
 - Observe, as the Sabbath
 - Word with "cool" or "pace"
 - "___ on truckin"'
 - You must earn it
 - It's earned
 - You earn yours
 - First word of KISS
 - Detain
 - Not spoil
 - Securest part of a castle
 - Opposite of spoil
 - Preserve
 - ____ time
 - Remain fresh
 - Don't spoil
 - Refuse to relinquish
 - Remain edible
 - Lock down
 - Part of KISS
 - Don't pass or hand off
 - Donjon
 - Raise and feed
 - Castle's stronghold
 - "___ up the good work!"
 - Save up
 - Hold onto
 - Don't dump
 - "Raindrops ___ Fallin'..."
 - Hold
 - "___ your chin up!"
 - "___ up the good work"
 - Room and board
 - Stay good
 - Don't 35 Down
 - Conserve
 - Neither pass nor hand off
 - Don't discard
 - Board and lodging
 - Castle section
 - Not sell
 - Don't toss
 - Salt away
 - Persist in
 - Last without spoiling
 - Word with watch or time
 - Medieval stronghold
 - Stay fresh in the fridge
 - "Just ___ swimming"
 - Not turn
 - Maintain possession of
 - Fortified tower in a castle
 - Retain in the castle
 - Not throw away
 - Castle fortress
 - Last
 - Fortified tower
 - ___ the change
 - "___ on truckin'!"
 - Label for a box during a household purge
 - "___ the change"
 - "Can you ___ a secret?"
 - Not discard
 - Fulfill, as a promise
 - Decide not to toss
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - August 24, 2025
 - LA Times - May 13, 2025
 - New York Times - May 10, 2025
 - LA Times - February 16, 2025
 - New York Times - January 20, 2025
 - LA Times - September 29, 2024
 - LA Times - September 15, 2024
 - LA Times - August 02, 2024
 - New York Times - July 31, 2024
 - USA Today - June 17, 2024
 - USA Today - April 24, 2024
 - LA Times - April 08, 2024
 - New York Times - March 18, 2024
 - LA Times - December 26, 2023
 - New York Times - December 06, 2023
 - LA Times - June 19, 2023
 - New York Times - April 13, 2023
 - New York Times - March 22, 2023
 - LA Times - March 18, 2023
 - New York Times - November 11, 2022
 
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