Crossword answer
YEARN
5 letters · Used for 35 different clues · 154 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
YEARN
Clues that lead to YEARN
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Long5The IndependentAug 24, 2026
Desire5Evening StandardAug 1, 2026
Want to get paid at the end of the day5Evening StandardJul 27, 2026
Long (5)5The GuardianJul 25, 2026
Long time at the detention centre5Evening StandardJul 21, 2026
Express longing (5)5The SunJul 15, 2026
12 months with new desire (5)5The SunJul 15, 2026
Feel a need, yes, for service5Evening StandardJul 2, 2026
Deserve sticky end before ache5Daily ExpressJun 23, 2026
Long for agreement on service5Evening StandardMay 26, 2026
Long (for)5New York TimesMay 18, 2026
Want badly5Puzzle PageFeb 13, 2026
More than a year long5Evening StandardNov 1, 2025
Long means more than twelve months5Evening StandardOct 4, 2025
Long to finish a story and get paid5Evening StandardSep 16, 2025
Long, yes, to join the navy5Evening StandardSep 13, 2025
Long for (rhymes with "learn")5Daily ThemedSep 4, 2025
Long to get the amount of pay you deserve5Evening StandardAug 18, 2025
To pine5Evening StandardAug 12, 2025
Desperately hope for New Age to come earlier5The IndependentJun 17, 2025
Thirst (for)5New York TimesMar 20, 2025
Ache (for)5New York TimesFeb 17, 2025
Deeply desire, with "for"5Daily ThemedSep 1, 2024
Desire strongly - yes, to join the Navy!5Evening StandardJul 31, 2024
Long to get the bit of money you deserve5Evening StandardJul 25, 2024
Desire earnestly5Evening StandardMar 25, 2024
Have a craving for, say5Daily ThemedMar 24, 2024
Feel a longing, with "for"5Daily ThemedFeb 17, 2024
Pine5Evening StandardDec 13, 2023
Long to be in agreement with the navy5Evening StandardOct 31, 2023
Hanker5Evening StandardAug 24, 2022
Long period at the middle of the month5Evening StandardMay 30, 2022
Long - more than a year, anyway5Evening StandardApr 18, 2022
Long to finished the day and get paid5Evening StandardJul 30, 2020
Long yarn about England’s capital5Evening StandardJul 20, 2020
About YEARN in crosswords
YEARN is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 154 times in our database across 35 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Long” in the The Independent crossword on August 24, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
LEMURMadagascan arboreal primate (5)
AHEADBridge Out ___ (sign)
TEACHInstruct
IGLOOSnow place; like, home (5)
CURRYSpicy dish
MAIZECrop cloth covering snooker table, with money to replace balls, at first
KABULAsian capital
BEARDWhiskers
STAYSCorsets
NERDSObsessive hobbyists
RABBITorah scholar
FREESAllows to go cold, pronouncedly!
SITESWeb locations
BUFFY"___ the Vampire Slayer," horror TV series where Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the iconic lead character who gives the show its name
Every appearance of YEARN (154)
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Aug 24, 2026
Long · The Independent · 2 Down
Aug 8, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Aug 3, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Aug 1, 2026
Desire · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jul 27, 2026
Want to get paid at the end of the day · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jul 25, 2026
Long (5) · The Guardian · 18 Down
Jul 21, 2026
Long time at the detention centre · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jul 15, 2026
Express longing (5) · The Sun · 9 Across
Jul 15, 2026
12 months with new desire (5) · The Sun · 9 Across
Jul 2, 2026
Feel a need, yes, for service · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jun 29, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jun 23, 2026
Deserve sticky end before ache · Daily Express · 4 Down
Jun 22, 2026
Long · Daily Express · 16 Across
May 31, 2026
Long time at the detention centre · Evening Standard · 17 Down
May 26, 2026
Long for agreement on service · Evening Standard · 38 Across
May 24, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 18, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 25 Down
May 18, 2026
Long (for) · New York Times · 27 Down
May 7, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Apr 25, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Apr 3, 2026
Long · Daily Express · 16 Across
Apr 2, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Mar 14, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Mar 9, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Mar 4, 2026
Desire · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Feb 17, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Feb 13, 2026
Want badly · Puzzle Page · 14 Down
Feb 5, 2026
Long · Evening Standard · 43 Across
Dec 4, 2025
Long · The Independent · 2 Down
Nov 19, 2025
Long · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Nov 15, 2025
Long · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 1, 2025
More than a year long · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Oct 15, 2025
Long · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Oct 4, 2025
Long means more than twelve months · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Sep 16, 2025
Long to finish a story and get paid · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Sep 16, 2025
Long · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Sep 13, 2025
Long, yes, to join the navy · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Sep 5, 2025
Long · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Sep 4, 2025
Long for (rhymes with "learn") · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Aug 18, 2025
Long to get the amount of pay you deserve · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Aug 12, 2025
To pine · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Aug 5, 2025
Long · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Jul 31, 2025
Long · The Independent · 8 Across
Jul 21, 2025
Long · The Independent · 20 Across
Jun 28, 2025
Long · The Independent · 17 Down
Jun 17, 2025
Desperately hope for New Age to come earlier · The Independent · 12 Down
May 10, 2025
Long · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Apr 8, 2025
Long · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Mar 20, 2025
Thirst (for) · New York Times · 48 Down
Feb 18, 2025
Long · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Feb 17, 2025
Ache (for) · New York Times · 27 Across
Jan 23, 2025
Long · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jan 22, 2025
Long (for) · Newsday · Down
Dec 5, 2024
Long · The Independent · 2 Down
Nov 5, 2024
Long · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 30, 2024
Long · The Independent · 4 Down
Sep 10, 2024
Long · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Sep 1, 2024
Deeply desire, with "for" · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Aug 30, 2024
Long · The Independent · 2 Down
Jul 31, 2024
Desire strongly - yes, to join the Navy! · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 25, 2024
Long to get the bit of money you deserve · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jul 4, 2024
Long · The Independent · 2 Down
Jun 24, 2024
Long · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Jun 6, 2024
Long · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Apr 24, 2024
Long · The Independent · 2 Down
Apr 16, 2024
Long · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Mar 30, 2024
Long · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Mar 25, 2024
Desire earnestly · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Mar 24, 2024
Have a craving for, say · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Feb 17, 2024
Feel a longing, with "for" · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Dec 13, 2023
Pine · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Oct 31, 2023
Long to be in agreement with the navy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Oct 19, 2023
Desire · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Sep 21, 2023
Long · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Jun 16, 2023
Long · Evening Standard · 24 Across
May 10, 2023
Long · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Mar 22, 2023
Long · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Feb 27, 2023
Deeply desire, with "for" · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Feb 22, 2023
Long · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Jan 20, 2023
Long · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jan 12, 2023
Long · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Oct 10, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Sep 19, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 24, 2022
Hanker · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Aug 17, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jul 25, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jul 7, 2022
Feel a longing, with "for" · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Jun 7, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 29 Down
May 30, 2022
Long period at the middle of the month · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Apr 21, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Apr 18, 2022
Long - more than a year, anyway · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Apr 7, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Apr 7, 2022
Desire · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Mar 11, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Mar 4, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 19, 2022
Long for (rhymes with "learn") · Daily Themed · 37 Down
Jan 18, 2022
Long · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Nov 3, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Oct 27, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Oct 19, 2021
Desire · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Oct 18, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Oct 6, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jul 28, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jul 7, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 29, 2021
Desire · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jun 22, 2021
Want to get paid at the end of the day · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jun 15, 2021
Long · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Jun 14, 2021
Long time at the detention centre · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jun 7, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 17, 2021
Feel a need, yes, for service · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Apr 9, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Apr 2, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Mar 29, 2021
Long time at the detention centre · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Mar 22, 2021
Long for agreement on service · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Feb 12, 2021
Long · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Dec 24, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Dec 16, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Dec 11, 2020
Long · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Dec 1, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Nov 13, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Oct 13, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Sep 23, 2020
Desire · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 26, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 19, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Aug 12, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 30, 2020
Long to finished the day and get paid · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jul 27, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 43 Across
Jul 20, 2020
Long yarn about England’s capital · Evening Standard · 17 Down
May 12, 2020
More than a year long · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Apr 29, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Apr 23, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 24, 2020
“Long” means more than twelve months · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Mar 11, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Feb 24, 2020
Long to finish a story and get paid · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Feb 17, 2020
Long, yes, to join the navy · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jan 30, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Jan 15, 2020
Long · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Jan 2, 2020
Long to get the amount of pay you deserve · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Nov 12, 2019
Long · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Nov 7, 2019
Long · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Sep 3, 2019
Pine · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 30, 2019
Pine · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 17, 2019
Long · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 8, 2019
To pine · Evening Standard · 10 Across
May 14, 2019
To pine · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jan 22, 2019
Long · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Dec 14, 2018
Long · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Nov 20, 2018
Long · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Sep 12, 2018
Long · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jul 18, 2018
Long · Evening Standard · 29 Down
May 10, 2018
Desire strongly - yes, to join the Navy! · Evening Standard · 28 Down
May 7, 2018
Long to get the bit of money you deserve · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Apr 24, 2018
Long · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Jan 10, 2018
Desire earnestly · Evening Standard · 6 Down