Word "NEEDY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
poor enough to need help from others
Synonyms:
destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
needy people collectively
Examples:
they try to help the needy

Crossword Clues for NEEDY

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Clue Source Date
Suffering deprivation Puzzler Backwords 30 Jun 2025
Deprived (5) Mirror Quick 25 Jun 2025
Require your start to be poor (5) Mirror Cryptic 25 Jun 2025
Attention seeking
Recalled urge to take care of edition requiring attention
Poor The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 Jun 2025
Said to be less than knee deep in poverty (5)
Very poor Puzzler Backwords 03 Jun 2025
Disadvantaged, poor (5)
Wanting river to rise in New York (5) Puzzler Cryptic 20 May 2025
High-maintenance The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 17 May 2025
Impoverished The Sun Two Speed 15 May 2025
English editor in New York in dire straits The Sun Two Speed 15 May 2025
Emotionally demanding, maybe
Indigent The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 07 Apr 2025
Wanting The Telegraph Plusword 05 Apr 2025
High-maintenance Thomas Joseph 04 Apr 2025
Requiring a lot of attention USA Today 23 Mar 2025
Poor, hard up Mirror Tea Time 18 Mar 2025
Poor English editor in New York The Sun Two Speed 14 Mar 2025
Destitute The Sun Two Speed 14 Mar 2025
The poor have to have a little Japanese currency (5)
Requiring financial support The Times Concise 08 Mar 2025
Emotionally dependent
Of weak physique (5)
Deserving assistance Newsday 26 Feb 2025
Penniless The Telegraph Quick 26 Feb 2025
High-maintenance Universal 26 Feb 2025
Poor The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 25 Feb 2025
Poor Mirror Tea Time 23 Feb 2025
Indigent born outside of Derry The Times Sunday Cryptic 23 Feb 2025
Desperate for money Commuter 22 Feb 2025
Writer's fifth edition, released in New York, is poor (5)
Impoverished, lacking resources (5)
Impoverished Puzzler Backwords 12 Feb 2025
Poor Ed in urge to turn round (5)
High-maintenance, maybe
Greatly desirous of emotional support
Why Eden is for the impoverished
Insecure The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 16 Jan 2025
Require this at the end of the day, being insecure
Born and died, unknown, poor The Sun Two Speed 10 Jan 2025
Impoverished The Sun Two Speed 10 Jan 2025
Tyneside press chief unknown to be hard up (5)
Lacking resources Commuter 26 Dec 2024
Requiring a lot of attention New York Times Mini 22 Dec 2024
Impoverished (5) The Guardian Quick 20 Dec 2024
Poor marshal accepted limited edition (5)
Traversing Eden you start to be poverty-stricken (5)
Emotionally demanding Universal 11 Dec 2024
Constantly seeking validation Wall Street Journal 10 Dec 2024
Poor Puzzler Backwords 09 Dec 2024
Requiring constant validation, perhaps LA Times Daily 02 Dec 2024
Require your start to be poor Mirror Cryptic 30 Nov 2024
Deprived Mirror Quick 30 Nov 2024
High-maintenance Thomas Joseph 28 Nov 2024
Born a bit moody and hard up (5)
Impoverished The Telegraph Plusword 22 Nov 2024
Demanding constant attention Wall Street Journal 20 Nov 2024
Disadvantaged Newsday 17 Nov 2024
High-maintenance Thomas Joseph 13 Nov 2024
Destitute The Sun Mini 10 Nov 2024
Clingy, say Universal 09 Nov 2024
Penniless Puzzler Backwords 08 Nov 2024
Wanting constant approval Universal 04 Nov 2024
Impoverished The Telegraph Mini 29 Oct 2024
Born in extremes of despondency, very poor (5)
The poor, it's possible to deny out East (5)
Craving attention (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 26 Sep 2024
Poor daughter born earlier's close to family (5)
requiring a great deal
Not self-sufficient LA Times Daily 20 Sep 2024
Born and died, unknown and poor
Impoverished, poor (5)
Clingy, say The Telegraph Plusword 12 Sep 2024
Destitute The Telegraph Plusword 05 Sep 2024
Down-and-out New York Times 27 Aug 2024
Born on the outskirts of Dudley, poor (5) Puzzler Cryptic 16 Aug 2024
Emotionally demanding The Times Sunday Concise 04 Aug 2024
Impoverished The Telegraph Quick 13 Jul 2024
Emotionally demanding
Always begging for attention, say
Emotionally insecure
Demanding a lot of attention
Requiring a ton of attention
Poor at birth, ends in profound poverty The Times Quick Cryptic 05 Jul 2024
Impoverished The Telegraph Mini 26 Jun 2024
Constantly seeking validation, say New York Times 25 Jun 2024
Like a pet that's glued to you 24/7 USA Today 25 Jun 2024
A poor rhyme for greedy (5)
Poor Mirror Quick 23 Jun 2024
Deny working with English underprivileged (5) Mirror Cryptic 23 Jun 2024
Poor little chap captured by French marshal
Attention seeking
Emotionally demanding
Born with extremes of despondency, very poor (5)
Born on the outskirts of Dudley, poor (5) Puzzler Cryptic 16 Jun 2024
Impoverished (5) The Guardian Quick 11 Jun 2024
Requiring lots of attention Universal 09 Jun 2024
Impoverished English journalist buried in New York
Impoverished Puzzler Backwords 04 Jun 2024
Impoverished, penniless (5)
Have to have final say when impoverished (5)
Feeling insecure (5)
Don't have, at the end of the day, to be poor (5)
A description of one found wanting
Clingy and desperate (5)
Demanding in an emotional way
Born on the outskirts of Derby, penniless (5)
Disadvantaged or insecure
Poor nutrition explains everything! Ditch yeast, firstly (5)
Demanding attention
Impoverished, could deny including the East in it (5)
Sneeze idly even when requiring assistance (5)
Being in want, what will XZ do to finish the alphabet? (5)
Poor Mirror Tea Time 29 Mar 2024
Wanting New York Times 28 Mar 2024
Suffering deprivation (5) Puzzler 27 Mar 2024
Very poor Puzzler Backwords 19 Mar 2024
Such people want a lot
High-maintenance, say New York Times 10 Mar 2024
Deprived, wanting (5)
Emotionally insecure, maybe
Requiring emotional support (5)
Emotionally high-maintenance
Emotionally demanding
Deny there's a point to being so poor (5)
Penniless Commuter 27 Feb 2024
Destitute The Sun Two Speed 15 Feb 2024
Like a pet cat who constantly demands scritches USA Today 15 Feb 2024
Seen in matinee Dylan's poor The Sun Two Speed 15 Feb 2024
Impoverished The Times Concise 14 Feb 2024
Poor, in want (5)
Constantly in want of attention
Demanding much attention Wall Street Journal 20 Jan 2024
Poor Edmund invested in currency the wrong way
Poor in seven days if losing regularly The Times Cryptic 09 Jan 2024
Liable to cling
High-maintenance Thomas Joseph 05 Jan 2024
Craving affection The Guardian Quick 02 Jan 2024
Poor Edmund invested in currency the wrong way (5)
Poor useless plant deadheaded in new yard (5)
Expecting a text back in under a minute, say
Poor Mirror Tea Time 13 Dec 2023
Wanting attention at all times, say
Born on the outskirts of Dudley, poor (5) Puzzler Cryptic 24 Nov 2023
Impoverished New York Times 07 Nov 2023
Poor The Telegraph Quick 25 Oct 2023
Emotionally demanding
Wanting attention at all times, say
Disadvantaged Newsday 06 Aug 2023
Impoverished woman brought up in US city The Times Cryptic 31 Jul 2023
Emotionally demanding LA Times Daily 18 Jun 2023
Attention-starved LA Times Daily 11 Jun 2023
Born, then days and years in poverty The Times Cryptic 02 Jun 2023
High-maintenance Thomas Joseph 02 Jun 2023
Demanding constant emotional support Wall Street Journal 30 May 2023
Requiring lots of attention Premier Sunday 14 May 2023
Demanding constant attention Wall Street Journal 06 May 2023
Deserving assistance Newsday 19 Apr 2023
Like an overly attached partner Universal 16 Apr 2023
Very poor Premier Sunday 02 Apr 2023
Not self-sufficient New York Times 29 Mar 2023
Deprived The Telegraph Quick 29 Mar 2023
Destitute Thomas Joseph 28 Mar 2023
Attention-hoarding, say New York Times 22 Mar 2023
Down-and-out Newsday 07 Mar 2023
Requiring loads of attention Wall Street Journal 22 Dec 2022
Like a cat that's always underfoot Universal 15 Dec 2022
Very poor The Times Concise 09 Dec 2022
High-maintenance Newsday 03 Dec 2022
Deprived chap briefly kept by Napoleonic marshal The Times Cryptic 25 Oct 2022
Deny failing to save energy? That would be poor
Deny failing to save energy? That would be poor The Guardian Cryptic 24 Oct 2022
High-maintenance Thomas Joseph 19 Oct 2022
Demanding USA Today 25 Aug 2022
Very poor The Times Concise 08 Jul 2022
Poverty-stricken The Telegraph Quick 03 Jun 2022
Suffering from poverty The Telegraph Quick 05 May 2022
Disadvantaged Newsday 20 Apr 2022
Poor Eugene Sheffer 16 Apr 2022
Worthy of assistance Newsday 15 Apr 2022
Requiring lots of attention USA Today 14 Apr 2022
Very poor The Times Concise 05 Apr 2022
Like pets that demand every second of your attention USA Today 22 Mar 2022
Like the have-nots Universal 10 Feb 2022
Destitute Premier Sunday 06 Feb 2022
High-maintenance Thomas Joseph 25 Jan 2022
Poor man, wage slave earned money, finally
Poor Wall Street Journal 10 Jan 2022
Very poor The Times Concise 03 Jan 2022
Requiring a lot of attention Wall Street Journal 22 Dec 2021
High-maintenance New York Times 19 Dec 2021
Impoverished The Telegraph Quick 16 Dec 2021
Demanding attention LA Times Daily 03 Dec 2021
Poor tips from men we maybe trusted implicitly The Times Cryptic 25 Nov 2021
High-maintenance Wall Street Journal 24 Nov 2021
Destitute Wall Street Journal 13 Nov 2021
Demanding constant attention Wall Street Journal 04 Nov 2021
Clingy, say Wall Street Journal 04 Oct 2021
Impoverished The Washington Post 04 Oct 2021
Impoverished LA Times Daily 04 Oct 2021
Requiring lots of attention Universal 11 Sep 2021
Poverty-stricken The Telegraph Quick 11 Aug 2021
Worthy of help Newsday 26 Jul 2021
Raising a red flag, relationship-wise Wall Street Journal 08 Jul 2021
Like an attention-demanding pet USA Today 19 Jun 2021
Underprivileged USA Today 14 Jun 2021
Poverty-stricken The Telegraph Quick 02 Jun 2021
Worthy of assistance Newsday 30 May 2021
Poor Thomas Joseph 29 May 2021
Unable to make ends meet with seed money missing some? Irish Times Crosaire 20 May 2021
Underprivileged Universal 20 May 2021
Very poor The Times Concise 18 May 2021
Impoverished Thomas Joseph 15 May 2021
Requiring a lot of attention Wall Street Journal 03 May 2021
Poor LA Times Daily 01 May 2021
Poor The Washington Post 01 May 2021
Impoverished The Telegraph Quick 28 Apr 2021
High-maintenance, in a way New York Times 28 Apr 2021
Like a pet that won't leave your lap USA Today 23 Apr 2021
Destitute The Sun Two Speed 08 Apr 2021
English editor in New York in dire straits The Sun Two Speed 08 Apr 2021
Poor The Telegraph Quick 19 Mar 2021
Desiring constant attention Wall Street Journal 16 Feb 2021
Unfortunate female born with case of dropsy
Like a partner who constantly texts you Universal 15 Jan 2021
High-maintenance Thomas Joseph 08 Jan 2021
In want Newsday 15 Dec 2020
Disadvantaged, English journalist in New York The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Oct 2020
Seen in matinee Dylan's poor The Sun Two Speed 18 Oct 2020
Impoverished The Sun Two Speed 18 Oct 2020
Clingy, say The Washington Post 17 Oct 2020
Clingy, say LA Times Daily 17 Oct 2020
Emotionally demanding New York Times 16 Sep 2020
Poor English editor in New York The Sun Two Speed 10 Aug 2020
Starved for attention, perhaps Wall Street Journal 11 Jun 2020
Very poor The Telegraph Quick 29 May 2020
Requiring a lot of attention
Wanting constant emotional support Wall Street Journal 11 May 2020
Born next to Derry's walls in poverty
Like a cat that follows you everywhere USA Today 21 Mar 2020
Impoverished USA Today 25 Feb 2020
Requiring lots of reassurance Universal 22 Feb 2020
Born desperately short of essentials?
Poor journalist coming into money after turnabout
Poor chap captured by Napoleonic marshal
Wanting others' attention and approval New York Times 25 Nov 2019
Wanting others' attention and approval
With insufficient resources Newsday 21 Nov 2019
Emotionally demanding
Poor Eugene Sheffer 05 Nov 2019
Feeble name for whiskey on the rocks?
Down-and-out Universal 11 Aug 2019
Disadvantaged born with case of deficiency The Telegraph Toughie 25 Jul 2019
Desperate for cash USA Today 26 Jun 2019
English journalist in US city lacking resources
Necessitous
Indigent The Guardian Speedy 26 May 2019
Destitute Wall Street Journal 14 May 2019
Born and died, unknown, poor
Poor knight, feeble, wanting wife
Hardly independent Universal 10 Apr 2019
Dirt-poor USA Today 09 Apr 2019
Poor as a masseuse might be, I'm told
In want Family Time 27 Jan 2019
In want Premier Sunday 27 Jan 2019
One who could use a little financial aid, say
23 with a U-turn? Poor! The Telegraph Toughie 15 Jan 2019
Wanting attention at all times
Dirt-poor
Desperate for cash
Down-and-out
Destitute
Requiring a lot of attention
Poor
Hardly independent
Someone who requires a lot of attention
Strapped for money Universal 12 Dec 2018
Poverty-stricken USA Today 03 Dec 2018
Down-and-out Newsday 01 Oct 2018
Hard-up for cash Universal 24 Sep 2018
Indigent New York Times 08 Sep 2018
Lacking the essentials USA Today 31 Aug 2018
Wanting
Emotionally demanding USA Today 09 May 2018
Penniless Wall Street Journal 24 Apr 2018
Down and out Newsday 15 Apr 2018
High-maintenance Wall Street Journal 15 Mar 2018
Destitute The Telegraph Quick 14 Mar 2018
Poor Wall Street Journal 12 Mar 2018
Eligible for food stamps, say USA Today 16 Feb 2018
Deprived one fed by skipping starters The Telegraph Toughie 01 Feb 2018
Underprivileged The Washington Post Sunday 21 Jan 2018
Desperate for cash Universal 15 Jan 2018
Indigent
Desperate for cash
Strapped for money
Lacking the essentials
Emotionally demanding
Penniless
Hard-up for cash
Eligible for food stamps, say
Poverty-stricken
Lacking resources Newsday 17 Dec 2017
Hard up The Telegraph Quick 13 Dec 2017
Humanitarian organization's targets The Washington Post Sunday 10 Dec 2017
Emotionally demanding Universal 10 Dec 2017
Poor choice ultimately in US president lacking knowledge
Far from well-off Universal 24 Nov 2017
River flowing west through 26 wanting attention The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Nov 2017
Impoverished Canadiana 06 Nov 2017
Requiring lots of attention USA Today 31 Oct 2017
Deprived journalist housed by Napoleonic marshal
Insolvent Premier Sunday 08 Oct 2017
Disadvantaged Newsday 04 Oct 2017
Poor Universal 01 Oct 2017
Dependent on charity USA Today 17 Sep 2017
High-maintenance The Washington Post 23 Aug 2017
High-maintenance LA Times Daily 23 Aug 2017
Impoverished New York Times 10 Jul 2017
Demanding New York Times 09 Jul 2017
Indigent Universal 10 Apr 2017
Poor donkey, having the wrong part doubled! The Telegraph Toughie 31 Mar 2017
Clinging, say Wall Street Journal 29 Mar 2017
Impoverished Wall Street Journal 13 Mar 2017
Requiring a lot of attention The Washington Post 12 Mar 2017
Requiring a lot of attention LA Times Daily 12 Mar 2017
Demanding much attention Wall Street Journal 25 Feb 2017
Far from rich Universal 21 Feb 2017
Far from prosperous Universal 09 Feb 2017
Poor journalist longing to get back outside
High-maintenance
Impoverished
Emotionally demanding
Demanding
Emotionally demanding
Far from well-off
Indigent
Poor
Those closing in are like mud, really clinging
Dependent on charity
Requiring lots of attention
Requiring a lot of attention
Unable to make ends meet LA Times Daily 22 Dec 2016
Down and out USA Today 20 Dec 2016
Poor; indigent The Telegraph Quick 19 Dec 2016
In dire straits LA Times Daily 09 Dec 2016
Down on one's luck The Chronicle of Higher Education 25 Nov 2016
Strapped Premier Sunday 25 Sep 2016
Disadvantaged The Washington Post 13 Sep 2016
Deprived The Telegraph Quick 06 Sep 2016
Wanting help, joint letter said
Hardly well-off USA Today 16 Aug 2016
Hard up LA Times Daily 27 Jul 2016
In dire straits The Washington Post 14 Jul 2016
Poor trainee, dyslexic to some extent
Far from wealthy USA Today 28 Jun 2016
Down-and-out Family Time 23 May 2016
One wants to be so described
Emotionally demanding LA Times Daily 21 Mar 2016
Poverty-stricken Universal 02 Mar 2016
In dire straits Universal 29 Feb 2016
Down on one's luck
Hard up
Down and out
Far from wealthy
Hardly well-off
Unable to make ends meet
Down-and-out LA Times Daily 16 Dec 2015
Far from flush LA Times Daily 01 Nov 2015
Destitute Universal 25 Oct 2015
Clingy, in a way Jonesin 20 Oct 2015
Poor English editor in New York
Strapped Newsday 17 Oct 2015
Destitute USA Today 14 Oct 2015
Requiring constant reassurance New York Times 13 Oct 2015
Penniless Premier Sunday 27 Sep 2015
Indigent Eugene Sheffer 25 Sep 2015
Craving attention, journalist is trapped by mounting desire The Telegraph Toughie 22 Sep 2015
Poor journalist embraced by old marshal The Times Cryptic 17 Sep 2015
Down-and-out New York Times 16 Sep 2015
Requiring a lot of attention Universal 14 Aug 2015
Penurious New York Times 25 Jun 2015
Destitute Thomas Joseph 19 Jun 2015
Insecure; very poor The Times Concise 16 Jun 2015
Underprivileged Newsday 13 May 2015
Like a have-not New York Times 13 May 2015
Indigent Newsday 29 Mar 2015
Deserving assistance Newsday 25 Mar 2015
In the poorhouse Universal 22 Mar 2015
Wanting attention The Telegraph Quick 18 Mar 2015
Down and out Universal 07 Feb 2015
Like have-nots USA Today 23 Jan 2015
In dire straits USA Today 19 Jan 2015
Deserving assistance USA Today 05 Jan 2015
Destitute
Penurious
Penniless
Far from flush
Deserving assistance
Down-and-out
Indigent
Down-and-out
In dire straits
Destitute
Deserving assistance
Strapped
Underprivileged
Like have-nots
Down-and-out
Like a have-not
Requiring a lot of attention
Poverty-stricken
In the poorhouse
Down and out
Requiring constant reassurance
Recalled desire to embrace Edward, clinging
Clinging, say
Far from affluent
In want
Impoverished
On welfare, presumably
High-maintenance
Destitute
Impoverished
Indigent
In the lowest possible tax bracket
Far from rich
Definitely not loaded
Like charity recipients
Disadvantaged
Attention-seeking, say
Poor
Extremely poor
In poverty
Pinched
Extremely poor
In want
Without means
Hard up
High-maintenance
Clingy, in a way
Clingy, in a way
Poor
Stone broke
Impoverished
Hard up
Down on one's luck
Far from loaded
Lacking resources
Down and out
Dependent on charity
Down on one's luck
Down on one's luck
Down-and-out
Indigent
Indigent
Like a soup kitchen habitue
High-maintenance
High-maintenance, in a way
Disadvantaged
Down and out
In want
Broke
Down and out
Far from rich
Unable to make it on one's own
High-maintenance
Unable to make it on one's own
Down on one's luck
Destitute
Far from affluent
Down-and-out
Emotionally demanding
Wanting
Like many scholarship recipients
Insecure
Hard up
Destitute
Like many scholarship recipients
Poverty-stricken
Poverty-stricken
Hard up
Underprivileged
Eligible for a scholarship, maybe
Dependent
Penniless
Far from loaded
Disadvantaged
Strapped
Soup-kitchen patrons
Impovished
Poverty-stricken
Poverty-stricken
Wanting
Hard up
Hard up
Lacking lucre
Far from well-off
Like those on welfare, presumably
Destitute
Requiring a lot of attention
Destitute
Not loaded
Dependent
Down and out
In the poorhouse
Pinched
Hard up
Like have-nots
Not self-sufficient
Poverty-stricken
Indigent
Destitute
Indigent
Hard up
In want
Without a sou
Wanting
On welfare, perhaps
Strapped
Unprosperous
Wanting wherewithal
Down-and-out
In dire straits
In the poorhouse
Wanting wherewithal
Wanting
Impoverished
Sans resources
In the lowest possible tax bracket
Worthy of help
In the poorhouse
Lacking
Lacking
Poor
Care package recipients
Lacking two nickels to rub together
Hardly well-off
Indigent
Impecunious
Hard up
Like some scholarship winners
Poor
Deserving assistance
On one's uppers
Demanding
Humanitarian's concern
Wanting
In dire straits
Indigent
Mendicant
Poor tips from men we maybe trusted implicitly
In dire straits
Lacking
Strapped
Down on one's luck
Worthy of help
Dependent
In want
Impoverished
Poor
Like a soup kitchen habitué
Impoverished
Without means
Philanthropist's concern
Without a sou
In want
Very poor
Lacking
In the poorhouse
Sans resources
Impecunious
In want
Pauperish
Pauperized
Very poor
Deprived
Those in want
Deserving of welfare
Undersupplied
People helped by 20 Across
Lacking
On relief
In want.
Hard up
Poverty-stricken.
Have-nots
"For I am poor and ___"
Hardly affluent.
Wanting.
Poverty stricken.
Poor, plus.
Very poor.
In the have-not category.
Indigent.
Penniless.
They're in want.
Not having enough.
In rags and patches.
Poor.
Impoverished.
Destitute.
Down-and-out.
In poverty.
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