In demand
The crossword clue "In demand" is answered by NEEDED, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1955. 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
NEEDED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEEDED answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1955. 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.
- DESIRABLE (2 uses in xd)
- COVETED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NEEDED
Every other clue in this collection answered by NEEDED, most used first.
- Required - used 74 times, most recently in 2025
- Had to have - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Not optional - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Essential - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Requisite - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Lacked. - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
- Necessary - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Vital - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Couldn't do without - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Indispensable - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Kidnapper's demand - RANSOM, used 42 times
- Demand - INSIST, used 15 times
- Checkers demand - KINGME, used 7 times
- Audience's demand - ENCORE, used 6 times
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