Clues for the word "NEEDY"
We've had 126 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 505 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 27, 2026.
Definition of needy
- superl. - Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous.
- superl. - Necessary; requiste.
Referring Clues
- In the poorhouse
- Strapped
- Hard up
- Destitute
- Dependent
- Mendicant
- Down on one's luck
- Down and out
- Indigent
- Deserving assistance
- Poor
- Impoverished
- Like some scholarship winners
- Wanting
- Disadvantaged
- Not self-sufficient
- Pinched
- Lacking lucre
- Far from loaded
- Penniless
- Poverty-stricken
- Down-and-out
- High-maintenance
- Lacking
- Hardly well-off
- Like those on welfare, presumably
- Wanting wherewithal
- Far from affluent
- Unprosperous
- On welfare, perhaps
- Insecure
- Unable to make it on one's own
- Like have-nots
- Requiring a lot of attention
- Like many scholarship recipients
- Underprivileged
- Far from rich
- Like a soup kitchen habitue
- Broke
- Emotionally demanding
- High-maintenance, in a way
- In want
- Dependent on charity
- Lacking resources
- Flat broke
- Flat broke
- Clingy, in a way
- Stone broke
- Distressed
- Clinging, say
- Extremely poor
- Definitely not loaded
- Attention-seeking, say
- In the lowest possible tax bracket
- In poverty
- Like charity recipients
- On welfare, presumably
- Strapped for cash
- In dire straits
- Like a have-not
- Penurious
- Requiring constant reassurance
- Far from flush
- Sans resources
- Eligible for a scholarship, maybe
- Far from wealthy
- Very poor
- Unable to make ends meet
- Far from prosperous
- Demanding
- Insolvent
- Requiring lots of attention
- Far from well-off
- Desperate for cash
- Impecunious
- See 46-across
- One wants to be so described
- Poor journalist longing to get back outside
- Like poor people in penury on the fourth of July
- To be born, only to start dying, is poor
- The poor, it could be heartless to deny!
- The poor, it's possible to deny out East
- Demanding much attention
- Such people want a lot
- Humanitarian organization's targets
- Without means
- Poor state on banks of rising river
- Poor journalist in craving for elevation
- Day empty after born in want
- Born, die, unknown, bereft
- 3 little boy held by soldier
- Wanting help, joint letter said
- Poor choice ultimately in US president lacking knowledge
- Eligible for food stamps, say
- Deprived
- Poor little chap captured by French marshal
- Lacking the essentials
- Born and died, unknown and poor
- Hard-up for cash
- A poor rhyme for greedy
- Strapped for money
- Born a bit moody and hard up
- Dirt-poor
- Hardly independent
- With insufficient resources
- Wanting others' attention and approval
- Not well-off
- Requiring lots of reassurance
- Like a cat that follows you everywhere
- Wanting constant emotional support
- Starved for attention, perhaps
- Clingy, say
- Like a partner who constantly texts you
- Like a pet that won't leave your lap
- Worthy of assistance
- Like an attention-demanding pet
- Demanding attention
- Like pets that demand every second of your attention
- Like a partner who can't spend a second apart from you
- Attention-hoarding, say
- Attention-starved
- Like a pet cat who constantly demands scritches
- Constantly seeking validation, say
- Like a pet that's glued to you 24/7
- Demanding constant attention, perhaps
- Tending to cling
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 27, 2026
- Penny Dell Sunday - January 11, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - December 29, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 27, 2025
- Daily Quick - December 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 22, 2025
- Daily American - October 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 15, 2025
- LA Times - October 14, 2025
- Daily American - October 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 20, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 10, 2025
- New York Times - August 21, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 23, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 16, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 02, 2025
- Daily American - March 26, 2025
- USA Today - March 23, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 07, 2025
- Daily American - March 07, 2025
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