Demanding (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">demanding</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('exact' can be a synonym of 'demand')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for exacting that I've seen before include "Harsh" , "Making great demands, requiring real effort" , "Demanding great skill" , "Not easily satisfied" , "Making rigorous demands" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">demanding</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for insistent that I've seen before include "Unwilling to take "no" for an answer" , "Emphatic" , "Constant" , "Demanding attention" , "Refusing to be thwarted" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">demanding</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('ask' can be a synonym of 'demand')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for asking that I've seen before include "Begging" , "Inquiring" , "Making request" , "Presenting petition" , "Inviting (to an event)" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">demanding</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for taxing that I've seen before include "Onerous" , "Making heavy demands, like Revenue Commissioners" , "hard work" , "Burdensome" , "Getting money off people" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">demanding</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for needy that I've seen before include "Hard up" , "Craving attention" , "Deprived" , "Distressed" , "Poverty-stricken" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">demanding</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for challenging that I've seen before include "Provoking" , "Demanding one's best efforts" , "Calling into question" .)