| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| REFRAIN | Hold back (from) | |
| WITHHOLD | To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. | |
| PULL | To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled. | |
| RESTRAIN | To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb. | |
| REFUSE | Hold back | |
| RETARD | Hold back | |
| DETAIN | Hold back | |
| CONSTRAIN | Hold back | |
| INHIBIT | Hold back | |
| RETAIN | Hold back | |
| EBB | Flow back from Caribbean | |
| ABB | Flow back from Caribbean | |
| RESURRECTED | Brought back from dead | |
| WAIT | Hold back weight in report | |
| ENROL | Volunteer coming back from Lorne | |
| IMPEDE | Hold back hidden shrimp Eden | |
| ALI | Fighter coming back from Milan | |
| EGG | Urge back from big geyser | |
| ERECT | Straight back from last ceremony | |
| YELL | From way back you’ll shout | |
| YOWL | From way back you’ll shout | |
| CORGI | Big rocks hold back dog | |
| TIE | Accessory brought back from Venice, Italy | |
| RESTRAINING | Holding back from sleep before showering | |
| HIE | “Hurry back from practice,” I holler | |