The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word YEARN , but the solution may also be ACHE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Long crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YEARN | 38 % | 5 |
| ACHE | 25 % | 4 |
| PINE | 19 % | 4 |
| YEN | 6 % | 3 |
| HANKER | 4 % | 6 |
| ITCH | 2 % | 4 |
| ASPIRE | 2 % | 6 |
| SLIMTONONE | 1 % | 10 |
| HUEY | 1 % | 4 |
| SENATOR | 1 % | 7 |
| FAR | 1 % | 3 |
| DESIRE | 1 % | 6 |
| TALL | 1 % | 4 |
Why may ACHE be the right solution?
The word "ache" can be used to describe a physical sensation that is prolonged or long-lasting.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Long
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- longitudinal
- oblong
- yearlong
- daylong
- overnight
- nightlong
- polysyllabic
- bimestrial
- extendable
- extendible
- elongate
- extended
Crossword Answer definitions
YEARN verb- To long, have a strong desire (for something).
- To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
- To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
- To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
- To pain; to grieve; to vex.
- To curdle, as milk.
- Yearning; yen.
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 YEARN
- Long
- Long for
- Feel a longing
- Want badly
- Hanker after, with "for"
- Harbor longings
- Long (for)
- Feel nostalgia, e.g.
- Pine
- Have a hankering
More clues leading to the result ACHE
- Head starter
- Charley horse
- Dull pain
- Head ailment
- Pain in the neck
- Pine
- Sore point
- Sore spot
- Tummy trouble
- Yearn
More clues leading to the result PINE
- Cone-bearer
- Yearn
- Grieve for
- Lodgepole tree
- Turpentine source
- Long (for)
- Car freshener scent
- Cleaner scent
- Cleaning product scent
- Feel a loss
More clues leading to the result YEN
- Craving
- Hankering
- Kyoto cash
- Kyoto currency
- Urge
- Desire
- Itch
- Yearning
- The capital of Japan?
- Major global currency unit worth about a penny
More clues leading to the result HANKER
- Long
- Yearn
- Desire strongly (with "for")
- Yearn (for)
- Crave.
- Yearn for.
- Yearn.
- Long for
- Crave, with "for"
- Have a yen (for)
More clues leading to the result ITCH
- Backscratcher target
- Chicken-pox symptom
- Want to scratch
- What to scratch
- Ivy affliction
- Antsy feeling
- Allergic reaction
- Yen
- Burning desire
- Characteristic of crabs
More clues leading to the result ASPIRE
- Aim high
- Set a lofty goal
- Have hopes that may never be fulfilled
- Have high hopes
- Have a taste for
- Have big plans
- Hitch one's wagon to a star
- Strive toward
- Have ambitions
- Set lofty goals
More clues leading to the result SLIMTONONE
More clues leading to the result HUEY
- Donald Duck nephew
- "The Kingfish"
- Louisiana's Long
- Donald Duck's nephew
- Disney duck
- Main character in "The Boondocks"
- Nephew of Donald Duck
- Lewis with the News
- Long of Louisiana
- Long or Lewis
More clues leading to the result SENATOR
- Washington figure
- Warren, e.g.
- Roman official
- 40 Across, for three terms
- Brown, for now at least
- Mark Antony, notably
- Politico
- Anagram of "treason"
- Capitol Hill figure
- Capitol north-winger
More clues leading to the result FAR
- "__ out!"
- Away's partner
- Fetched or flung lead-in
- Way off
- Wide's partner
- Not near
- Out of reach
- Out of sight
- "___ out?
- Larson's "The __ Side"