This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, October 24, 2026 (12 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Monday, June 15, 2026 (21 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
NYT Crossword, October 24, 2026, 12 Down
Answer length: 11 squares
First letter
H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R
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HAVENEEDFOR
About the answer
HAVENEEDFOR has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
NYT Crossword, June 15, 2026, 21 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
N _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ D
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NEED as a word: (transitive) To have an absolute requirement for; (transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
NEED has been an answer 13 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 3, 2025.
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