Wanted crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Wanted” are LOVED, with 5 letters. Below are 12 answers from 3 to 11 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

HOT 3 letters · adjective

wanted by the police “a hot suspect”

LOVED 5 letters · adjective

held dear “his loved companion of many years”

SOUGHT 6 letters · adjective

that is looked for “the long sought relatives”

WELCOME 7 letters · verb

accept gladly “I welcome your proposals”

PRECIOUS 8 letters · adjective

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for “children are precious”

DESIRABLE 9 letters · adjective

worth having or seeking or achieving “a desirable job”

UNDESIRABLE 11 letters · adjective

not wanted “undesirable impurities in steel”

Telling them apart

With 7 squares, WELCOME, DESIRED and COVETED all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: W → WELCOME · D → DESIRED · C → COVETED. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 9 squares, DESIRABLE, CHERISHED and TREASURED all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: D → DESIRABLE · C → CHERISHED · T → TREASURED. Fill in that crossing answer first.

What “wanted” means

• adjective: desired or wished for or sought (“couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy”)
• adjective: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for (“so good to feel wanted”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as WANTED, and words whose definition is WANTED. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.