Hold responsible
The crossword clue "Hold responsible" is answered by BLAME, a 5-letter entry. Used 64 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BLAME
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BLAME answer page.
Used 64 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BLAME
Every other clue in this collection answered by BLAME, most used first.
- Point the finger at - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Point a finger at - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Culpability - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Hold forth - ORATE, used 70 times
- "We hold ___ truths ..." - THESE, used 42 times
- Hold up - DELAY, used 36 times
- Take hold - SETIN, used 32 times
- Hold dear - ADORE, used 27 times
- "We hold ___ truths to be self-evident" - THESE, used 23 times
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