| Was desirous |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 Sep 2025 |
| After reorganization, the CID had a restless urge |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Jun 2025 |
| Was longing (to) |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Wanted it to go with a piece of cheddar (6) |
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| Irritated the skin, the rash ... |
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| Provoked a desire to scratch |
The Times Concise |
12 Apr 2025 |
| Longed to get married to the cockney (6) |
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| Tingled |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
31 Jan 2025 |
| Longed for, yet was irritated by (6) |
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| Slices of unfit cheddar caused irritation (6) |
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| Longed to have the CID sorted out (6) |
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| Had a teasing desire -- then scratched? (6) |
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| Strange detaching makes nag leave to be scratched (6) |
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| Felt strong desire and partially bit cheddar (6) |
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| Scratched and got rid of all bar the front-runner (6) |
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| Irritated the skin |
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| Got married when losing head, now irritated (6) |
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| Needed scratching |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2024 |
| Had a restless desire |
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| Hankered |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Oct 2023 |
| Had a bite, perhaps? |
LA Times Daily |
06 Aug 2023 |
| Tended to a scratch |
USA Today |
30 Apr 2023 |
| Had an urge (to) |
Newsday |
19 Jun 2022 |
| Reacted to poison ivy in unrestricted ditch around bottom of tree |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Feb 2022 |
| Hankered (for) |
The Washington Post |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Hankered (for) |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Longed |
The Times Concise |
27 Dec 2020 |
| Was impatient (to do something) |
The Times Concise |
06 Nov 2020 |
| Reacted to a bug bite |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Yearned (for) |
Premier Sunday |
02 Aug 2020 |
| Was restless |
Thomas Joseph |
22 May 2020 |
| Felt restless or prickled |
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| Needed to scratch |
Universal |
19 May 2019 |
| Had a hankering |
New York Times |
14 May 2019 |
| Wanted to scratch |
Newsday |
06 May 2019 |
| Longed (to do something) |
The Times Concise |
18 Apr 2019 |
| Settled down but not quietly — wanted to scratch? |
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| Irritated, being married, to lose husband |
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| Had a strong desire |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Feb 2019 |
| Needed to scratch |
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| Had a hankering |
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| Was irritating |
Universal |
16 Oct 2018 |
| Was irritating |
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| Had a longing |
Wall Street Journal |
11 May 2017 |
| Hankered |
Premier Sunday |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Had a bite, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Dec 2016 |
| Hankered |
New York Times |
03 Dec 2015 |
| Hankered |
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| Scratched out chit; ultimately some note |
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| Had pruritus |
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| Reacted to poison ivy |
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| Made you scratch |
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| Bugged, as a bug bite |
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| Made you scratch |
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| Bugged, as a bug bite |
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| Craved, with "for" |
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| Reacted to poison ivy |
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| Had a hankering |
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| Had an urge |
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| Reacted to a bite |
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| Had a hankering |
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| Was restless |
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| Was rarin' |
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| Hankered for |
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| Had a yen |
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| Wanted to scratch |
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| Desired |
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| Suffered from an allergy, perhaps |
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| Used a backscratcher, perhaps |
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| Was restless |
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| Was restless |
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| Needed calamine lotion |
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| Had ants in one's pants? |
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| Was restless |
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| Hankered |
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| Had a hankering |
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| Was restless |
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| Used a backscratcher |
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| Was ready able and eager |
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| Was irritating, in a way |
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| Reacted to a mosquito bite |
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| Yearned |
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| Was eager |
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| Had a yen |
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| Had a restless yen |
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| Reacted to long underwear |
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| Had a hankering. |
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| Suffered from mosquito bites |
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| Had a bite, perhaps? |
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