Calls for
The crossword clue "Calls for" is answered by DEMANDS, a 7-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DEMANDS
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEMANDS answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DEMANDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEMANDS, most used first.
- Insists on - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Take for granted - PRESUME, used 27 times
- Word-for-word - LITERAL, used 27 times
- Played for time - STALLED, used 24 times
- Take over for - RELIEVE, used 23 times
- Takes for granted - ASSUMES, used 22 times
- Ask for - SOLICIT, used 21 times
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