Hard up
The crossword clue "Hard up" is answered by NEEDY, a 5-letter entry. Used 27 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NEEDY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEEDY answer page.
Used 27 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 10 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.
- INAHOLE (2 uses in xd)
- STRAPPED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for NEEDY
Every other clue in this collection answered by NEEDY, most used first.
- Poor - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Indigent - used 67 times, most recently in 2025
- Impoverished - used 52 times, most recently in 2024
- Destitute - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Down-and-out - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- In want - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- High-maintenance - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Works hard - TOILS, used 80 times
- Hard work - LABOR, used 38 times
- Hard stuff - BOOZE, used 36 times
- Hard to climb - STEEP, used 36 times
- Hit hard - SMITE, used 35 times
- "It's the Hard-Knock Life" musical - ANNIE, used 28 times
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