Hint about desire, dropping head in mischievous way Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hint about desire, dropping head in mischievous way featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on August 17, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IMPISHLY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMPISHLY Hint about desire, dropping head in mischievous way (8) The Times Cryptic Aug 17, 2026
5% PASSION Desire (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 13, 2026
5% YEARNING Desire (8) The Telegraph Quick Aug 6, 2026
5% WANTS Desires (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2026
5% YENS Desires (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 3, 2026
5% DIDO Mischievous trick (4) Newsday Jul 24, 2026
5% IMP Mischievous kid (3) Commuter Jul 14, 2026
5% PIXIE Mischievous fairy (5) New York Times Mini Jul 13, 2026
5% YEN Desire (3) The Telegraph Mini Jul 9, 2026
5% WANT Desire (4) USA Today Quick Jul 7, 2026

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