Lacking (12)

(Other definitions for insufficient that I've seen before include "In short supply" , "Not enough" .)

(Other definitions for absent that I've seen before include "Not where one should be" , "Away" , "Not attending" , "Missing, lacking" , "nowhere to be seen" .)

(Other definitions for scarce that I've seen before include "Not plentiful, hard to find" , "Rare shock Conservative getting in" , "Deficient in quantity" , "Hard to obtain" , "Common? Definitely not" .)

(Other definitions for bereft that I've seen before include "Deprived, say of reason" , "Sorrowful through loss" , "Having had something precious taken away" , "Deprived, of reason or loved one" , "Deprived, perhaps of reason (6)" .)

(Other definitions for devoid that I've seen before include "Free (of something)" , "Bereft" , "Empty or free from" , "Entirely lacking" , "Empty - do dive (anag)" .)

(Other definitions for deficient that I've seen before include "Lacking" , "Inadequate" , "less than complete" .)

(Other definitions for minus that I've seen before include "Deprived of" , "deficiency" , "'Take away' sign" , "Negative sign - negative thing" , "Reduced by the subtraction of - thus?" .)

(Other definitions for without that I've seen before include "Not accompanied by" , "Free from: in the absence of" , "Lacking; outside" , "Lacking; not inside" .)