RESTRAIN Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 326 solutions for 'RESTRAIN' with 3 to 20 letters.
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The clue "restrain" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on July 21, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "CHECK", a 5-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
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RESTRAIN with 11 letters
DE-EMPHASIZE
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DRAW THE LINE
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HOLD IN CHECK
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HOLD IN LEASH
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INCARCERATE
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INTERMEDDLE
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KEEP IN CHECK
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RESTRICTION
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RESTRAIN with 12 letters
CIRCUMSCRIBE
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COUNTERCHECK
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PRESCRIPTION
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PROSCRIPTION
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STRAITJACKET
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USE FORCE UPON
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RESTRAIN with 13 letters
HOLD IN CUSTODY
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INTERFERE WITH
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KEEP IN CUSTODY
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QUALIFICATION
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SET CONDITIONS
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RESTRAIN with 14 letters
TAKE THE EDGE OFF
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RESTRAIN with 15 letters
HOLD IN RESTRAINT
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KEEP IN DETENTION
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RESTRAIN with 16 letters
KEEP UNDER CONTROL
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KEEP WITHIN BOUNDS
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RESTRAIN with 17 letters
LAY UNDER RESTRAINT
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RESTRAIN with 20 letters
REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE
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Top answers for RESTRAIN crossword clue from newspapers

CHECK
REININ
BATE

Definition of restrain

  • hold back; keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"; to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

Anagrams of restrain

RETRAINS STRAINER TERRAINS TRAINERS TRANSIRE

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Solution CHECK is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution CHECK is 5 letters long. We have 42 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 326 solutions. The longest is REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE with 20 letters, and the shortest is BAN with 3 letters.

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