Desire that's odd for a number of years (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LUSTRUM Desire that's odd for a number of years (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 11, 2025
91% RECTO Odd-numbered page (5) New York Times Mar 29, 2026
91% ERA Number of years (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 25, 2026
83% TWO Number of years in a biennium (3) Puzzler Backwords Feb 19, 2026
79% WANTS Desires (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 29, 2026
79% URGE Desire (4) New York Times Mar 26, 2026
79% WANT Desire (4) Commuter Mar 19, 2026
79% RESIDE Odd desire to live in a certain place (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 5, 2026
76% AGES Years and years (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 28, 2026
76% HMM "That's odd ..." (3) New York Times Midi Mar 22, 2026

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