Hanker for Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hanker (for) featured in New York Times puzzle on December 31, 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is YEN.

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12 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
YEN Hanker (for) (3) New York Times Dec 31, 2025
LONG Hanker (for) (4) Mirror Quick Apr 25, 2025
JONES Hanker (for) (5) New York Times Apr 20, 2025
ITCH Hanker (for) (4) Premier Sunday Sep 29, 2024
ACHE Hanker (for) (4) Premier Sunday Jul 21, 2024
YEARN Hanker (for) (5) New York Times Jul 8, 2024
CRAVE Hanker for (5) Newsday Jan 19, 2023
PINE Hanker (for) (4) New York Times Jan 28, 2019
WANT Hanker for (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 24, 2015
DESIRE Hanker for (6) Premier Sunday Apr 12, 2015

28 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
37% URGE Hankering (4) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
36% YENS Hankerings (4) USA Today Quick Oct 25, 2025
36% E Hankerings (1) USA Today Quick Oct 25, 2025
35% URGES Hankerings (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 28, 2023
35% ITCHED Hankered (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 28, 2023
35% YEARNS Hankers (for) (6) LA Times Daily Aug 8, 2023
35% WISH Hankering (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 14, 2022
35% YENNED Hankered (6) Premier Sunday Jul 25, 2021
35% ITCHES Hankerings (6) Family Time Sep 28, 2020
35% THIRST Hankering (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 21, 2020

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