Strong desire Crossword Clue

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URGE
4 Letters
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LUST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Intense desireCrossword Clue
Desire in many romantasy novelsCrossword Clue
Salacious sinCrossword Clue
Sexting motivationCrossword Clue
Desire sometimes confused with loveCrossword Clue
Intense cravingCrossword Clue
Emotion inspired by a hottie, maybeCrossword Clue
___ for lifeCrossword Clue
Common element in romance novelsCrossword Clue
"___ for Life" by Iggy PopCrossword Clue

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THIRST
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Feeling while walking in a desertCrossword Clue
Intense cravingCrossword Clue
Drinker’s motivationCrossword Clue
___ for knowledgeCrossword Clue
___ trap (sexy selfie)Crossword Clue
Need to drinkCrossword Clue
Long time with artistCrossword Clue
Son moves in summer clothing, creating desireCrossword Clue
DesireCrossword Clue
Parched feelingCrossword Clue

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YEN
3 Letters
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Japanese currencyCrossword Clue
Verb that fills in the blanks of its own synonym: ___ ___AR___Crossword Clue
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Japanese moneyCrossword Clue
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Kyoto cashCrossword Clue
Strong urgeCrossword Clue

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ITCH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bug bite symptomCrossword Clue
Desire to scratchCrossword Clue
Tiny tormentCrossword Clue
YearningCrossword Clue
Allergic reactionCrossword Clue
Nagging desireCrossword Clue
Reason to scratch one's head, perhapsCrossword Clue
Hydrocortisone cream targetCrossword Clue
Irritation sensationCrossword Clue
Something you might scratchCrossword Clue

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ACHE
4 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Suffer painCrossword Clue
Massage target, maybeCrossword Clue
Feel soreCrossword Clue
Tooth troubleCrossword Clue
Crave, with "for"Crossword Clue
Dull painCrossword Clue
PangCrossword Clue

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APPETENCY
9 Letters

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APPETITE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DesireCrossword Clue
Liking Alcott's opening page with description of Little WomenCrossword Clue
Primate harbouring little lust?Crossword Clue
Taste using a plastic pipetteCrossword Clue
d. Primate consuming stew: it shows hungerCrossword Clue
Taste a delicate starter of pâté beforehandCrossword Clue
Desire a piano of a diminutive sizeCrossword Clue
Old man climbing with little desireCrossword Clue
Father rises with very little desire to eatCrossword Clue
Desire a piano, not very bigCrossword Clue

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CRAVING
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Charlie has utterly mad desireCrossword Clue
Constant irrational desireCrossword Clue
Constant irrational hungerCrossword Clue
Intense desire of Conservative - madCrossword Clue
Cold, irrational desireCrossword Clue
Desire resistance to stop underground activityCrossword Clue
Constant mad hungerCrossword Clue

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HANKERING
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Strong urgeCrossword Clue

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HUNGER
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Ravenous feelingCrossword Clue
"The ___ Games"Crossword Clue
Someone who seeks to relinquish one extreme for another in tasting desireCrossword Clue
CravingCrossword Clue
Great desire suspended by monarchCrossword Clue
This strike would pose an empty threatCrossword Clue
Craving for foodCrossword Clue
Need for foodCrossword Clue

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YEARNING
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
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Strong fancy netting required after close of playCrossword Clue
Lust is unknown on the jobCrossword Clue
Craving money, earn in gambling housesCrossword Clue
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Hunger may be variable before making moneyCrossword Clue
Desire 12 months at home? No good hiding thatCrossword Clue
Yen - yen! Making moneyCrossword Clue

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YEARN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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Pine (for)Crossword Clue
Long for someoneCrossword Clue
Thirst (for)Crossword Clue
Ache (for)Crossword Clue
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Long (for)Crossword Clue
Have longingsCrossword Clue
Hanker (for)Crossword Clue
LongCrossword Clue

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AMBITION
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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Reordered mini, alternating with sailor, to driveCrossword Clue
Reordered mini, alternating with sailor, to driveCrossword Clue
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Drive to succeed? No, Im a bit stupidCrossword Clue
Drive to succeedCrossword Clue
Design sort of mini boatCrossword Clue
Lambs bite lions? Whats in their hearts?Crossword Clue
Goal confines one playingCrossword Clue

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ITCHYFEET
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Travel bug – soles needing a scratch?Crossword Clue
Desire to move on, abandoning bold, malicious poetryCrossword Clue
Wish to travel? Minimal cost when cyclingCrossword Clue
Urge to travelCrossword Clue
Desire to travelCrossword Clue
WanderlustCrossword Clue

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WANDERLUST
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Adult wrens exercised urge to moveCrossword Clue
Adult wrens exercised urge to moveCrossword Clue
Desire to move baton, result being differentCrossword Clue
Urge to travelCrossword Clue
Harry wasnt lured by a desire to see placesCrossword Clue
Desire to travel wide including Ulster perhapsCrossword Clue
Finally, hospital patient was under treatment for itchy feetCrossword Clue
Dawn breaking with strange lustre gives one the travel bugCrossword Clue
It shows with roaming around lands? TrueCrossword Clue
Rambler's itchCrossword Clue

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DEER
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
A couple of bucks?Crossword Clue
Porcine : pigs :: cervine : ___Crossword Clue
Bambi, for oneCrossword Clue
"In the headlights" animalCrossword Clue
Bambi and FalineCrossword Clue
A few bucks?Crossword Clue
Venison sourceCrossword Clue
Skittish forest creatureCrossword Clue
Bucks and doesCrossword Clue
Moose or caribouCrossword Clue

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CURIOSITY
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
American seen outside city while being inside city leads to inquisitivenessCrossword Clue
Puzzlers asset is our convertible in Stamford, for oneCrossword Clue
Cats killer?Crossword Clue
Something unusualCrossword Clue
Port in American city banks interestCrossword Clue
Port in American city banks interestCrossword Clue

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PURGE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Night of lawlessness in a long-running horror franchise, with "the"Crossword Clue
Get rid ofCrossword Clue
Dystopian horror film of 2013, with "The"Crossword Clue
Rid (of)Crossword Clue
Get rid of undesirable impulse under pressureCrossword Clue
RemoveCrossword Clue
Clean outCrossword Clue
Large-scale expulsionCrossword Clue
Rinse with a liquidCrossword Clue
Abrupt sudden removal of a group from an organisationCrossword Clue

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EROTOMANIA
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
In which, fixated by notable date, am I not deluded about love?Crossword Clue

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STAGESTRUCK
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Enthralled by the theaterCrossword Clue
Passionately wanting to be an actorCrossword Clue

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THEMUNCHIES
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Relationships entered into by male artist with desire to eat after smoking a jointCrossword Clue

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CARVING
7 Letters

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THIRSK
6 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
North Yorkshire racecourseCrossword Clue
North Yorkshire racecourseCrossword Clue

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TSHIRT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Part of a "uniform" for some Silicon Valley CEOsCrossword Clue
Bit of concert merchCrossword Clue
"Ammo" for a modern-day cannonCrossword Clue
Simple piece of attireCrossword Clue
Letter-shaped apparelCrossword Clue
Ammo for a cannon at a sporting eventCrossword Clue
Part of a summer camp uniformCrossword Clue
Casual topCrossword Clue
Informal garmentCrossword Clue
Bit of concert merchCrossword Clue

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ALDERNEY
8 Letters
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Northernmost of the inhabited Channel IslandsCrossword Clue
Cow possibly turned up Japanese coin under treeCrossword Clue
Early end to travel in islandCrossword Clue
Civic dignitary, ditching man, longing to go round islandCrossword Clue
Third largest of the Channel IslandsCrossword Clue
Trees strong desire to shoot up in islandCrossword Clue
A Channel IslandCrossword Clue
Island official putting off chap with desire to roll upCrossword Clue
Third largest of the Channel IslandsCrossword Clue
One of the Channel IslandsCrossword Clue

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GREED
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It's a sinCrossword Clue
Monopolist's traitCrossword Clue
Money-grubber's traitCrossword Clue
Gordon Gekko’s bywordCrossword Clue
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Midas' downfallCrossword Clue
Trait of the fabled fisherman's wifeCrossword Clue
Desire for excessCrossword Clue
AvariceCrossword Clue
Selfish desireCrossword Clue

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DEEP
4 Letters
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Like certain thoughts and pocketsCrossword Clue
Vodka -->Crossword Clue
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ProfoundCrossword Clue
Well past the outer layerCrossword Clue
Shallow's oppositeCrossword Clue
"Take a ___ breath"Crossword Clue
Like some thoughtsCrossword Clue

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KITCHENSINK
11 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Place to rinse produceCrossword Clue
Where the washing-up gets done?Crossword Clue
One may pull the plug on this sort of dramaCrossword Clue
Dishwasher alternativeCrossword Clue
Metaphor for virtual completenessCrossword Clue
Pasta-draining spotCrossword Clue

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APHRODISIA
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
As hip radio broadcast revealing sexual disorderCrossword Clue

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LONGHOP
7 Letters

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UNHITCH
7 Letters
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Release, as a trailerCrossword Clue
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Showing 32 Matching Answers

URGE

9 RELATED CLUES

LUST

10 RELATED CLUES

THIRST

10 RELATED CLUES

YEN

10 RELATED CLUES

ITCH

10 RELATED CLUES

ACHE

7 RELATED CLUES

APPETENCY

APPETITE

10 RELATED CLUES

CRAVING

7 RELATED CLUES

HANKERING

1 RELATED CLUES

HUNGER

8 RELATED CLUES

YEARNING

8 RELATED CLUES

YEARN

10 RELATED CLUES

AMBITION

10 RELATED CLUES

ITCHYFEET

6 RELATED CLUES

WANDERLUST

10 RELATED CLUES

DEER

10 RELATED CLUES

CURIOSITY

6 RELATED CLUES

PURGE

10 RELATED CLUES

EROTOMANIA

1 RELATED CLUES

STAGESTRUCK

2 RELATED CLUES

THEMUNCHIES

1 RELATED CLUES

CARVING

THIRSK

2 RELATED CLUES

TSHIRT

10 RELATED CLUES

ALDERNEY

10 RELATED CLUES

GREED

10 RELATED CLUES

DEEP

10 RELATED CLUES

KITCHENSINK

6 RELATED CLUES

APHRODISIA

1 RELATED CLUES

LONGHOP

UNHITCH

10 RELATED CLUES

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