The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STERN , but the solution may also be INNEEDOF which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Demanding crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STERN | 17 % | 5 |
| HARD | 14 % | 4 |
| EXIGENT | 14 % | 7 |
| INSISTENT | 10 % | 9 |
| NEEDY | 7 % | 5 |
| SEVERE | 7 % | 6 |
| BOSSY | 3 % | 5 |
| INNEEDOF | 3 % | 8 |
| TAXING | 3 % | 6 |
| ONEROUS | 3 % | 7 |
| INTENSE | 3 % | 7 |
| HIGHMAINTENANCE | 3 % | 15 |
| ARDUOUS | 3 % | 7 |
| FASTIDIOUS | 3 % | 10 |
| RIGOROUS | 3 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Demanding
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- exigent
- strict
- tight
- stern
- stringent
- exacting
- rigorous
- hard-to-please
- hard to please
- tightened
- arduous
- trying
Crossword Answer definitions
STERN adjective- Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
- Grim and forbidding in appearance.
- The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
- The post of management or direction.
- The hinder part of anything.
- The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
- A bird, the black tern.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STERN
- Isaac or Howard
- Strict
- Violinist Isaac
- Austere
- Imus' rival
- "Private Parts" author
- Exacting
- "Miss America" author
- Author of "Private Parts"
- Like some warnings
More clues leading to the result HARD
- No picnic
- Unyielding
- Like a Friday crossword
- Ready to get down, in a way
- Posing a challenge
- Nearly unsolvable
- Stony
- Demanding
- Like most themeless puzzles
- 10 on the Mohs scale
More clues leading to the result EXIGENT
- High-priority
- Demanding
- Requiring prompt attention
- Imperative
- Pressing
- Demanding attention
- Critical.
- Urgent.
- Requiring immediate action.
- Pressing.
More clues leading to the result INSISTENT
- Single-minded
- Not taking no for an answer
- Demanding
- Assertive
- Persevering.
- Compelling attention.
- Demanding.
- Urgent
- Persevering
- Hard to brush off
More clues leading to the result NEEDY
- Impovished
- Soup-kitchen patrons
- Destitute
- Without a sou
- Hard up
- Demanding
- Wanting
- Poverty-stricken
- Dependent
- Eligible for a scholarship, maybe
More clues leading to the result SEVERE
- Extreme
- Like many reprimands
- Exacting
- Harsh
- Grave
- Draconian
- Dire
- Like some thunderstorms
- Like some winter weather
- in the extreme
More clues leading to the result BOSSY
- Overly authoritative
- Classic name for a cow
- Like a queen bee
- Apt to be pushy
- Domineering
- Like older siblings, at times
- Iron-fisted
- Tyrannical
- Name in a cow pasture
- Milk cow moniker
More clues leading to the result INNEEDOF
More clues leading to the result TAXING
- Burdensome
- Levying levies
- Arduous
- Difficult
- None too easy
- Putting a strain on.
- Demanding.
- Trying
- Onerous
- IRS activity
More clues leading to the result ONEROUS
- Troublesome
- Burdensome
- Oppressive
- Heavy
- Hard to bear
- A tough row to hoe
- Burdensome.
- Irksome.
- Laborious.
- Weighty.
More clues leading to the result INTENSE
- Profound
- Deeply felt
- Hard-working
- Very, very serious
- Acute
- Strong, as feelings
- Strong
- Impassioned
- Extreme
- Very strong
More clues leading to the result HIGHMAINTENANCE
- Skyscraper window washer's job?
- Like someone requiring a lot of attention
- Like someone needing a lot of attention
- Demanding
- Requiring a lot of work and attention
More clues leading to the result ARDUOUS
- Trying
- Difficult
- Herculean
- Burdensome
- Backbreaking
- Tough to accomplish
- Laborious.
- Difficult to do.
- Strenuous.
- Toilsome.