Yearns to be very good, but it's against the odds (4,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Yearns to be very good, but it's against the odds (4,4) . 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 LONGSHOT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LONGSHOT Yearns to be very good, but it's against the odds (4,4) (8)
80% LONG Yearn (4) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
80% PINED Yearned (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
80% LONGS Yearns (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
80% ACHES Yearnings (5) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
77% ITCH Yearning (4) LA Times Daily Sep 19, 2025
73% ACHE Yearning (4) (4) Puzzler Nov 1, 2025
73% PINE Long, yearn (4) The Telegraph Mini Oct 13, 2025
73% KNEESLAPPER Very good joke (11) Universal Sep 14, 2025
73% JOLLYROGER Very, very good flag (10) The Times Cryptic Aug 30, 2025
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