Clues for the word "HOLDFAST"
We've had 4 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 5 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on April 21, 2025.
Definition of holdfast
- n. - Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.
- n. - A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture.
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 21, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 05, 2024
- Canadiana - April 14, 2014
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 02, 2008
- Washington Post - March 08, 2007