Desperately want to be less than wholly cowardly (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Desperately want to be less than wholly cowardly (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 8, 2025. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CRAVE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRAVE Desperately want to be less than wholly cowardly (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 8, 2025
5% ACUTE Less than right (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 8, 2025
5% TEN Two less than a dozen (3) Newsday Sep 8, 2025
5% CRAVEN Cowardly (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 6, 2025
5% INEEDIT "This is more than a want!" (7) New York Times Sep 2, 2025
5% ONE Less than a couple (3) Family Time Aug 25, 2025
5% NOTSOGOOD Less than stellar (9) Universal Aug 24, 2025
5% DIRELY In desperation (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
5% TRI Two less than penta- (3) Newsday Aug 12, 2025
5% ATWORST Two-star novel - no less than that (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 7, 2025

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