"But what I really want to do is __" Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIRECT "But what I really want to do is __" (6)
8% WAS "What __ I supposed to do?" (3) LA Times Daily Sep 29, 2025
8% CRAVE Really, really want (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 10, 2025
7% FINEBETHATWAY "OK, do whatever you want, I guess" (13) USA Today Oct 10, 2025
7% TMI "I didn't want to know that!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
7% SWAN What the ugly duckling really was (4)
7% WED Said "I do" (3) USA Today Oct 6, 2025
7% SINK What anchors do in water (4) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
7% AMSO "I ___ hungry!" ("I want a snack!"): 2 wds. (4)
7% OHGODNO "I don't want that at all!" (7) Universal Oct 1, 2025
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