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Crossword clues for holds for a while

AnswerClue
HOLDFreighter area
HOLDSParts of ships
HOLDSClasps.
HOLDButton on a phone
HOLDRetain
HOLDSShips' storage areas
HOLDSLibrary requests
HOLDSWaits for an agent, maybe
HOLDINGSProperty
HOLDOwn
HOLDPull on the reins
HOLDMaintain
HOLDSDetains
HOLD___ forth (lecture)
HOLDTelephone limbo
HOLDNelson, for example
HOLDSHandgrips
HOLDWait on the line
HOLDSHammerlock and nelson
HOLDSHammer locks.
HOLDWord needed to complete 17-, 40- and 64-Across and 11- and 29-Down
HOLDSStorage areas
HOLD___ that tiger
HOLDPend
HOLDCallback alternative
HOLDI'm going to need a moment
HOLDReservation
HOLDConduct, as a meeting
HOLDSWill fit
HOLDGrasp in one's hand
HOLDCargo compartment
HOLDSNelsons, e.g.
HOLDWhere cargo rides
HOLDShip's cargo area
HOLDShip section
HOLDHang onto
HOLDSKeeps in reserve
HOLDSWaits for the next available representative, maybe
HOLDSReserves
HOLDKeep in reserve
HOLDCargo keeper
HOLDSShip storage areas
HOLDINGPenalty assessed for too-long hugs?
HOLDSStorage compartments
HOLDBelieve
HOLDTactic on a mat
HOLDGrasp
HOLDAnswering system limbo
HOLDEmbrace
HOLDShip cavity