YEARNED
Set to 5 different clues across 5 published puzzles, most often “Had a yen” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 27 January 2009.
7 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Had a yenonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 January 2009
- Really hoped to get, with "for"once
The New York Times — Friday, 25 January 2008
- Longed (for)once
The New York Times — Sunday, 23 December 2007
- Had a hankeringonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 10 January 1995
- Long in the pastonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 30 June 1994