Demanding (9)
'demanding' is the definition.
(exacting is a kind of demanding)
This is all the clue.
(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" .)
'demanding' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
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(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" .)
'demanding' is the definition.
('ask' can be a synonym of 'demand')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for asking that I've seen before include "Begging" , "Inquiring" , "Making request" , "Presenting petition" , "Inviting (to an event)" .)
'demanding' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for taxing that I've seen before include "Onerous" , "Making heavy demands, like Revenue Commissioners" , "hard work" , "Burdensome" , "Getting money off people" .)
'demanding' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
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(Other definitions for needy that I've seen before include "Hard up" , "Craving attention" , "Deprived" , "Distressed" , "Poverty-stricken" .)