Answer: KEPT
KEPT is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 64 times.
Referring Clues:
- Didn't part with
 - Preserved
 - Didn't hand off
 - Kind of woman
 - Didn't surrender
 - Set aside
 - Had in stock
 - Didn't spoil
 - Held on to
 - Stayed fresh
 - Didn't return
 - Took care of
 - Hung on to
 - Held onto
 - Continued, with "on"
 - Maintained
 - Didn't dispose of
 - Didn't relinquish
 - Fulfilled, as a promise
 - Retained
 - Didn't go stale
 - Didn't toss
 - Stayed good
 - Didn't go bad
 - Guarded
 - Observed
 - Didn't throw out
 - Withheld, as secrets
 - Maintained, as a diary
 - Didn't throw away
 - Held back
 - Retained for oneself
 - Wouldn't relinquish
 - Didn't give away
 - Held
 - Didn't sell
 - Didn't chuck
 - Refrained (from)
 - Left in
 - Continued, with "up"
 - Didn't trash
 - Hoarded
 - Possessed
 - Wouldn't surrender
 - Saved
 - Didn't let go of
 - Saved for later
 - Didn't toss out
 - Didn't offer for sale
 - Didn't discard
 - Didn't sell or lend out
 - Didn't pass or hand off
 - Didn't turn over
 - Wouldn't release
 - Remained fresh
 - Remained edible
 - Didn't ditch
 - Wouldn't let go of
 - Was true to, as one's word
 - Declined to discard
 - Didn't spoil, as food
 - Best-___ secret
 - Fulfilled
 - Didn't tell, as a secret
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - October 28, 2025
 - LA Times - October 26, 2025
 - USA Today - October 02, 2025
 - New York Times - August 26, 2025
 - New York Times - August 25, 2024
 - New York Times - August 19, 2024
 - LA Times - July 08, 2024
 - LA Times - May 30, 2024
 - LA Times - October 06, 2023
 - USA Today - March 16, 2023
 - USA Today - February 01, 2023
 - USA Today - December 13, 2022
 - New York Times - December 05, 2022
 - New York Times - November 30, 2022
 - New York Times - July 01, 2022
 - New York Times - May 29, 2022
 - New York Times - February 27, 2022
 - LA Times - August 08, 2021
 - USA Today - June 11, 2021
 - Universal - May 07, 2021
 
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