Angler's need
The crossword clue "Angler's need" is answered by LURE, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LURE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LURE answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 6 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.
- FISHNET (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LURE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LURE, most used first.
- Entice - used 225 times, most recently in 2026
- Tackle box item - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
- Enticement - used 49 times, most recently in 2025
- Decoy - used 47 times, most recently in 2017
- Tempt - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Come-on - used 35 times, most recently in 2017
- Attract - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Artificial bait - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Attraction - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Draw in - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Bait - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Fishing decoy - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Act the siren - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Play the siren - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
- Inveigle - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
- Bit of fishing gear - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Draw - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Fishhook attachment - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Temptation - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Work as a barker - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Act the femme fatale - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
- Entice; tempt - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Fishing need - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
- Tackle box gadget - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Trout tempter - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Fly, at times - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- It's at the end of the line - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Lead on - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Angler's decoy - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Angler's item - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Drawing card - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- Pressing need - IRON, used 116 times
- Baker's need - OVEN, used 72 times
- Tug-of-war need - ROPE, used 72 times
- Gumbo need - OKRA, used 56 times
- Etcher's need - ACID, used 40 times
- In need of directions - LOST, used 39 times
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