Had a longing
The crossword clue "Had a longing" is answered by PINED, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PINED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PINED answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 4 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.
- HANKERED (1 uses in xd)
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
- Carried a torch (for) - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Had in mind - MEANT, used 80 times
- Had the nerve - DARED, used 39 times
- Had title to - OWNED, used 37 times
- Had a home-cooked meal - ATEIN, used 35 times
- Had - OWNED, used 34 times
- Had dinner at home - ATEIN, used 32 times
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