Pressing need?
The crossword clue "Pressing need?" is answered by STEAM, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STEAM
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEAM answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 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.
- STEAMIRON (3 uses in xd)
- URGENCY (2 uses in xd)
- BARBELL (1 uses in xd)
- FLATIRON (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEAM, most used first.
- Water vapor - used 60 times, most recently in 2025
- Iron output - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Fulton's power - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Teakettle output - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Cook, as clams - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Mirror fogger - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Teakettle emission - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Vapor - used 16 times, most recently in 2013
- Geyser output - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Iron production - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Power source - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Calliope power - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Energy - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Cook clams - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Iron emission - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
- Something to let off - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
- Power. - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Sauna stuff - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Tick off - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- What inspired Watt - used 9 times, most recently in 1993
- Cook, as dumplings - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Kettle output - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Locomotive power - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Prepare clams - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
- Source of power. - used 8 times, most recently in 1967
- Watt's power - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Cook, in a way - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Calliope need - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Cook, as mussels - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Letter opener? - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Old Faithful output - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Tee off - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Vapor from a teakettle - used 6 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.
- Copier need - TONER, used 57 times
- Origami need - PAPER, used 46 times
- Printer need - TONER, used 41 times
- Baker's need - YEAST, used 36 times
- Ham's need - RADIO, used 30 times
- Accused's need - ALIBI, used 26 times
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