Longs (for)
The crossword clue "Longs (for)" is answered by PINES, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1976. 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
PINES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PINES answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1976. 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.
- COVETS (5 uses in xd)
- CRAVES (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for PINES
Every other clue in this collection answered by PINES, most used first.
- Yearns - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Trees with cones - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Evergreen trees - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Trees with needles - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Evergreens - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- Fragrant trees - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Loblollies - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
- Needle bearers - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Some evergreens - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Yearns (for) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Cone bearers - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- For the birds? - AVIAN, used 103 times
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