Carried a torch (for)
The crossword clue "Carried a torch (for)" is answered by PINED, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
PINED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PINED answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PINED
Every other clue in this collection answered by PINED, most used first.
- Yearned - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Longed - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
- Longed (for) - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Languished - used 16 times, most recently in 2015
- Yearned (for) - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Felt nostalgic - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Had a longing - 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.
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- Carried - BORNE, used 167 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
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