Wished cocky finalist had merited it Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wished cocky finalist had merited it . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is YEARNED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YEARNED Wished cocky finalist had merited it (7)
3% DESERVE Merit (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 28, 2025
3% PS Merit (2) USA Today Quick Oct 2, 2025
3% EARN Merit (4) USA Today Quick Oct 2, 2025
2% ATE Had a nosh (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 6, 2025
2% YEARN Ache for unknown merit (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
2% WISHED Had hopes (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
2% IVE "-- had it!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
2% PINED Had longings (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
2% WORE Had on (4) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
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