| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Strongly desired | USA Today | 23 Aug 2025 |
| Desired avidly (6) | ||
| Longed to have a figure wildly enthused about (6) | ||
| Needed greatly | ||
| Had a great longing for | ||
| Hungered after (6) | ||
| Had a hankerin' | ||
| Needed badly (6) | ||
| Yearned for | Mirror Quick | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Longed to have raced off with victory | Mirror Cryptic | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Has a hankerin' | ||
| Really, really wanted | ||
| Longed for | Universal | 19 Apr 2020 |
| Wanted badly | Newsday | 06 Feb 2019 |
| Yearned for | Thomas Joseph | 25 May 2016 |
| Wanted badly | LA Times Daily | 05 Feb 2015 |
| Wanted badly | ||
| Had a hankering for | ||
| Longed for | ||
| Yearned for yummies | ||
| Hankered for | ||
| Hungered for | ||
| Had a yen for | ||
| Asked for earnestly | ||
| Hungered for | ||
| Longed for | ||
| Longed for. | ||
| Longed. | ||
| Had a yen | ||
| Besought. |