| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| YEARNED | Desired | |
| LONGED | Desired | |
| WANTED | Desired | |
| LIKED | Desired | |
| AIM | Desired result | |
| GOAL | Desired result | |
| DESIDERATA | Things desired | |
| TARGET | Desired goal | |
| A-LIST | Most desired guests | |
| SIR | Title desired, indeed! | |
| ALIST | Most desired guests | |
| HOPING | Expecting something desired | |
| GOOD | To be desired | |
| APPETITE | The thing desired. | |
| EIDERDOWNS | Strangely desired own bedspreads | |
| RESIDED | Lived and desired change | |
| ACHIEVING | Reaching a desired objective | |
| HOPE | Expectation of something desired | |
| OPTATIVE | Something to be desired. | |
| EFFECTIVE | Able to produce desired result | |
| EFFICIENT | Able to produce desired result | |
| SPIN | Lend desired slant to a story | |
| SIDETRACKED | Desired tack at sea when off course | |
| WILL | That which is strongly wished or desired. | |
| WISH | A thing desired; an object of desire. | |