Yearns (for)
The crossword clue "Yearns (for)" is answered by ACHES, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ACHES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACHES answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CRAVES (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for ACHES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACHES, most used first.
- Feels sore - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Massage targets - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Yearns - used 32 times, most recently in 2021
- Flu symptoms - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
- Sore spots - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Dull pains - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Has sore muscles - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ and pains - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Is sore - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- Pains' partner - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
- Liniment targets - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Post-workout woes - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Aspirin targets - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
- Needs a massage - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Pines - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Pains' partners - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Throbs - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Tylenol targets - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Workout reminders - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Hurts - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Charley horses - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Has a yen - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Ibuprofen targets - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Masseur's targets - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Needs liniment - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Yearns painfully - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Muscle maladies - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Pains - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Pines (for) - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Smarts - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Yearnings - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- For the birds? - AVIAN, used 103 times
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