Hard-to-ignore compulsion — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the November 1 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
URGE
4 letters
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Strong impulse to do something
URGE
4
Strong impulse or desire, say
URGE
4
Strong desire
URGE
4
Strong craving or desire
URGE
4
Strong desire or impulse
URGE
4
Strong impulse
URGE
4
Hard-to-resist feeling
URGE
4
Strong impulse
URGE
4
Hard-to-resist feeling, say
URGE
4
Strong impulse
URGE
4
Intense impulse
URGE
4
Very strong desire
URGE
4
Primate in a zoo
APE
3
Married woman's title, for short
MRS
3
Body part with biceps
ARM
3
Beaver's barrier across a river
DAM
3
Bathing bar
SOAP
4
Sound of a dove
COO
3
Shopping bag at a farmer's market, perhaps
TOTE
4
"First ___, first served"
COME
4
___ Hanks, actor who starred in the movie "Forrest Gump"
TOM
3
Mike and ___ (fruity candy)
IKE
3
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