Cries out for
The crossword clue "Cries out for" is answered by NEEDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 33 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NEEDS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEEDS answer page.
Used 33 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for NEEDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by NEEDS, most used first.
- Requirements - used 138 times, most recently in 2026
- Requires - used 138 times, most recently in 2026
- Has to have - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Calls for - used 71 times, most recently in 2025
- Must-haves - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Requisites - used 36 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Wipe out - ERASE, used 244 times
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Rub out - ERASE, used 217 times
- Leaves out - OMITS, used 205 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- Growing out - ENATE, used 159 times
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