Strong urges
The crossword clue "Strong urges" is answered by YENS, a 4-letter entry. Used 43 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
YENS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YENS answer page.
Used 43 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 10 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.
- DESIRES (1 uses in xd)
- ITCHES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for YENS
Every other clue in this collection answered by YENS, most used first.
- Cravings - used 229 times, most recently in 2026
- Hankerings - used 227 times, most recently in 2026
- Longings - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Desires - used 172 times, most recently in 2026
- Urges - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Strong desires - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Itches - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
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