Desire - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'desire' is the definition.
(yearning is a kind of desiring)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for yearn that I've seen before include "Desire strongly" , "Desire, want" , "Curdle" , "Hanker" , "Have a great longing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Universal, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Evening Standard and the LA Times.

'desire' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for covet that I've seen before include "Hanker after" , "Yearn to possess (an item owned by another)" , "Envy" , "Long to have (something belonging to another)" , "Crave, long to possess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Universal, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Evening Standard and the LA Times.

'desire' is the definition.
(itch is a kind of desire)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for itch that I've seen before include "Contagious skin infection" , "cause irritation" , "It needs to be scratched" , "Long" , "Yen" .)