Keep - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'keep' is the definition.
(I know that keep is a more specific form of keep up)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for preserve that I've seen before include "kipper?" , "Maintain; keep safe" , "Keep alive, maintain" , "Keep safe or in unchanged condition" , "put on the table in advance?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'keep' is the definition.
(I know that keep is a more specific form of detain)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for detain that I've seen before include "Hold or keep back, maybe for questioning" , "Hold (someone) back" , "Hold in detention" , "Sing to (someone)" , "Hang on to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Guardian, The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, The Sun and the King Feature Syndicate.

'keep' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for stay that I've seen before include "Remain; guy" , "remain in the same place" , "Remain; prop" , "lodge" , "Remain; brace" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Universal, the Penny Press, the Newsday and The Mirror.

(Other definitions for atit that I've seen before include "what birds (and bees) do?" , "up to no good?" , "in Congress" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Universal, the Penny Press, the Newsday and The Mirror.

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