The Clue
They may be irresistible (5 letter answer)
The Answer
URGES
Tags
Notes
The answer URGES is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Coaxes
Drives
Eggs on
Encourages
Entreats
Exhorts
Goads
Impels
Importunes
Impulses
Presses
Prods
Pushes
Pushes for
Recommends
Spurs
Yens
Earnestly recommends
Pressures, in a way
"Primitive" feelings
More than suggests
Twists one's arm
Says "Come on, try harder!," say
You might have to fight them
Definition
URGE as a noun:
1. (urge, impulse) = an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
2. (urge, itch) = a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
URGE as a verb:
1. (urge, urge on, press, exhort) = force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
2. (recommend, urge, advocate) = push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
3. (cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up) = urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"