| ABILITY | Longing, desire or keenness (7) |
| YEARNING | An intense or overpowering longing, desire or need (8) |
| SATISFY | Fulfil, a desire or need (7) |
| IMPULSE | A sudden desire or urge (7) |
| GRATIFY | Indulge (a desire or need) (7) |
| ITCHING | Having a restless desire or an irritating sensation (7) |
| ACUITY | Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing (6) |
| LOVEAFFAIR | Term for an amour, fling, intrigue, liaison or romance between two sweethearts, thus for any great passion or keenness for something (4,6) |
| ZEAL | Great enthusiasm or keenness (4) |
| YEN | Strong longing; desire / Japanese monetary unit |
| YEARN | Feel longing, desire (5) |
| EAGER | Keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing. (5) |
| THIRST | Vehement craving, desire or longing for a drink or anything else (6) |
| NEED | Desire or want or requirement |
| ITCH | Restless desire or longing (4) |
| DEVICE | Word for a desire or intention originally, later a contrivance, drawing, heraldic emblem, motto, peripheral, plan/plot, smartphone or tool (6) |
| HOPES | Desires or wishes; enclosures; combes; or, borrowed from Old Norse, Scots for small bays or havens (5) |
| WANT | Desire or require |
| MANIA | A great desire or enthusiasm; a craze (5) |
| AITCH | A desire or aspiration (5) |
