Consumed - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, The Guardian, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, The New York Times, The Independent, the Universal, the Newsday, the LA Times, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, the USA Today, the Evening Standard and The Telegraph.

'consumed' is the definition. (to eat is to consume food) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ate that I've seen before include "Bolted" , "Worried" , "Greek goddess of mischief" , "included in one's diet" , "Devoured" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, The Guardian, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, The Independent, the Universal, the Newsday, the Penny Press, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, the USA Today, the Evening Standard and The Telegraph.

'consumed' is the definition. ('have' can be a synonym of 'consume') This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for had that I've seen before include "Owned in the past" , "Was bound to be - caught" , "Possessed; cheated" , "Taken in" , "Was in possession of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, The Guardian, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, The Independent, the Universal, the Newsday, the Penny Press, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, the USA Today, the Evening Standard and The Telegraph.

'consumed' is the definition. (I've seen this before) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for eaten up that I've seen before include "frantic?" , "Obsessed" , "finished off" , "Consumed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

'consumed' is the definition. (I've seen this before) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for used that I've seen before include "exhausted" , "No longer new" , "Accustomed, having been put into service" , "Subject to exploitation" , "Employed - exploited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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