The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STARVE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Long (for), as attention crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STARVE | 100 % | 6 |
Why may STARVE be the right solution?
The word "starve" can mean to long or crave something intensely, such as attention.
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Crossword Answer definitions
STARVE verb- To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.
- To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
- To be very hungry.
- To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.
- To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
- To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.
- (especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold.
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