A yearning to do something, usually unwise Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A yearning to do something, usually unwise last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CACOETHES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CACOETHES A yearning to do something, usually unwise (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 11, 2021
6% LONG Yearn (4) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
6% ACT Do something (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 28, 2025
6% PINED Yearned (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
6% LONGS Yearns (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
6% ACHES Yearnings (5) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
5% SKILL Ability to do something well (5) (5) Mirror Classic Nov 6, 2025
5% PER As __ usual (3) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
5% NORMAL Usual (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 4, 2025
5% ACHE Yearning (4) (4) Puzzler Nov 1, 2025

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