| Hung on to | 10 |
| Didn't throw out | 20 |
| Didn't sell | 15 |
| Wouldn't relinquish | 23 |
| Withheld, as secrets | 20 |
| Stayed good | 11 |
| Stayed fresh | 12 |
| Retained possession | 19 |
| Didn't trash | 16 |
| Didn't throw away | 21 |
| Didn't return | 17 |
| Didn't relinquish | 21 |
| Didn't part with | 20 |
| Didn't hand off | 19 |
| Didn't go stale | 19 |
| Didn't go bad | 17 |
| Refrained (from) | 16 |
| Matt Nathanson song he set aside? | 33 |
| Maintained, as a diary | 22 |
| Like Amber and Becky Sharp | 26 |
| Left in | 7 |
| Held on to rather than sold | 27 |
| Had in stock | 12 |
| Fulfilled as a promise | 23 |
| Didn't turn | 15 |
| Didn't donate | 17 |
| Didn't chuck | 16 |
| Continued, with "up" | 30 |
| Continued (with "on") | 31 |
| Didn't stop | 15 |
| Persisted in | 12 |
| Nagged | 6 |
| Didn't give up on | 21 |
| Stayed with | 11 |
| Persisted with | 14 |
| Persevered in | 13 |
| Didn't abandon | 18 |
| Plugged away | 12 |
| Maintained a good physique | 26 |
| Didn't let oneself go, say | 30 |
| Didn't fall behind | 22 |
| Plop preceder | 13 |
| Plunk preceder | 14 |
| Prefix with plunk | 17 |
| Prefix for plop | 15 |
| Prefix with plunk or plop | 25 |
| Start for plop or plunk | 23 |
| Prefix with plop | 16 |
| Prefix for plunk | 16 |
| Prefix for plop or choo | 23 |
| Plunk opener | 12 |
| Plop or plunk preceder | 22 |
| Flooey lead-in | 14 |
| Start to ''plunk'' or ''plop'' | 62 |
| Prefix for flooey | 17 |
| Prefix for "plunk" | 28 |
| Plunk or plop preceder | 22 |
| Plop starter | 12 |
| Plop or plunk starter | 21 |
| Plop lead-in | 12 |
| Lead-in to ''plunk'' or ''plop'' | 64 |
| Greek spirit | 12 |
| Word with plop or choo | 22 |
| Word with plop or chief | 23 |
| Word with flop or plunk | 23 |
| Start for splash or plunk | 25 |
| Start for flooey or blooey | 26 |
| Splash or plunk lead-in | 23 |
| Spirit of myth | 14 |
| Sound with choo or plunk | 24 |
| Prefix with plunk or flop | 25 |
| Prefix with flop or plop | 24 |
| Prefix with flooey or flop | 26 |
| Prefix for plunk or plop | 24 |
| Prefix for plop or plunk | 24 |
| Plunk or pow opener | 19 |
| Plunk or plop lead-in | 21 |
| Plunk lead-in | 13 |
| Plop start | 10 |
| Plop or plunk opener | 20 |
| Plop or plunk lead-in | 21 |
| Plop or flop starter | 20 |
| Plop or flop lead-in | 20 |
| Plop or flooey lead-in | 22 |
| Plop intro | 10 |
| Lead-in to plunk | 16 |
| Lead-in to plop or plunk | 24 |
| Lead-in to choo or plunk | 24 |
| Lead-in to 'plop' or 'plunk' | 44 |
| Lead-in to ''choo'' or ''plunk'' | 64 |
| John ___, first Duke of Roxburgh | 32 |
| It's heard before plunk and plop | 36 |
| It's heard before "plunk" and "plop" | 60 |
| It can precede plop or plunk | 28 |
| Humorous prefix for plunk | 25 |
| Humorous beginning for plunk or choo | 36 |
| He wrote "The Dark Ages": 1904 | 40 |
| Flop preceder | 13 |
| "Plunk" or "plop" preceder | 46 |
| "Plop" preceder | 25 |