Needing mending
The crossword clue "Needing mending" is answered by TORN, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2004. 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
TORN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TORN answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for TORN
Every other clue in this collection answered by TORN, most used first.
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- Struggling to decide - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
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- Ripped up - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
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- In shreds - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
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- Having a hard time deciding - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
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- In a dilemma - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- In a quandary - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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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.
- Needing liniment - ACHY, used 26 times
- Needing liniment - SORE, used 23 times
- Needing directions - LOST, used 19 times
- Needing straightening - BENT, used 15 times
- Needing a massage - ACHY, used 12 times
- Needing a massage - SORE, used 10 times
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