Crossword answer
KEPT
4 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 39 appearances · Last seen Thomas Joseph, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
KEPT
Clues that lead to KEPT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Retained4Thomas JosephAug 24, 2026
Didnt dispose of4Crosswords With FriendsAug 2, 2026
Held on to4USA Today Quick CrossJul 15, 2026
Didn't discard4NewsdayJun 30, 2026
Held onto4Wall Street JournalMay 27, 2026
Fulfilled, as a promise4Eugene ShefferMar 4, 2026
Didn't toss4NewsdayJan 8, 2026
Didn't tell, as a secret4New York TimesAug 26, 2025
Didn't ditch4NewsdayAug 14, 2025
Best-___ secret4Daily ThemedNov 6, 2024
Prevented from being maintained?4Evening StandardApr 25, 2022
"Best ___ Secret," novel by Jeffrey Archer4Daily ThemedJun 5, 2021
About KEPT in crosswords
KEPT is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 39 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Retained” in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 24, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
NEXT____ of kin
HOLAMexican greeting
PRAYPlead
LOOPAccumulate boomerangs in circle
WESTCompass point
NESTHome that's filled with twigs and tweets
MCCCNero’s 1,300
MORE"That's not nearly enough!"
LEGSAn ant has six of them
SKINEpidermis
SAGASuper-long story
TYPESort
AMEN"Could not agree more!"
AVONRiver by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Every appearance of KEPT (39)
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Aug 24, 2026
Retained · Thomas Joseph · 33 Down
Aug 5, 2026
Retained · USA Today · 48 Down
Aug 2, 2026
Didnt dispose of · Crosswords With Friends · 30
Jul 15, 2026
Held on to · USA Today Quick Cross · Down
Jul 9, 2026
Retained · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Jun 30, 2026
Didn't discard · Newsday · Down
May 27, 2026
Held onto · Wall Street Journal · 27 Down
Apr 20, 2026
Didn't discard · NYT Midi · 25 Across
Apr 13, 2026
Retained · The Independent · 23 Across
Mar 6, 2026
Retained · The Independent · 21 Across
Mar 4, 2026
Fulfilled, as a promise · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Feb 19, 2026
Fulfilled, as a promise · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Down
Feb 4, 2026
Retained · Newsday · Across
Jan 15, 2026
Fulfilled, as a promise · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Jan 8, 2026
Didn't toss · Newsday · Across
Sep 4, 2025
Retained · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Aug 26, 2025
Didn't tell, as a secret · New York Times · 1 Down
Aug 24, 2025
Retained · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Aug 14, 2025
Didn't ditch · Newsday · Down
Jul 9, 2025
Retained · The Independent · 24 Across
Nov 27, 2024
Retained · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Across
Nov 6, 2024
Best-___ secret · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Sep 26, 2024
Retained · The Independent · 21 Across
Apr 2, 2024
Retained · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Feb 12, 2024
Retained · The Independent · 22 Across
Dec 29, 2023
Retained · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Oct 10, 2023
Retained · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Sep 20, 2023
Retained · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jul 26, 2023
Retained · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Across
Jul 6, 2023
Retained · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Apr 25, 2022
Prevented from being maintained? · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 27, 2022
Retained · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jan 13, 2022
Retained · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jun 5, 2021
"Best ___ Secret," novel by Jeffrey Archer · Daily Themed · 51 Down
Nov 19, 2020
Retained · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Jul 3, 2020
Retained · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Dec 30, 2019
Retained · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Oct 24, 2019
Retained · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jan 18, 2018
Retained · Evening Standard · 23 Across