VERB: "to experience a painful eagerness or yearning" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to experience a painful eagerness or yearning" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. feel physical pain
2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
(noun)
1. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EAGERNESS (noun)
1. prompt willingness
2. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
YEARNING (noun)
1. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

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24. ADJECTIVE: "having several answers from which one is to be chosen"

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Down

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