Require - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'require' is the definition.
(I know that require can be written as want)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for want that I've seen before include "Desire - deficiency" , "poverty" , "Need or desire" , "Wish" , "Desire to possess" .)

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

'require' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for necessitate that I've seen before include "Require, oblige" , "Call for" , "Entail" , "Render unavoidable" , "Demand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the Evening Standard and The Star Tribune.

'require' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for oblige that I've seen before include "press!" , "Compel (someone to do something)" , "Put oneself out for" , "Do favour or coerce" , "Bind morally or legally" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Sun, The Sunday Times and the LA Times.

'require' is the definition.
(I know that require can be written as demand)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for demand that I've seen before include "Ask peremptorily or call for" , "Require, need" , "Ask - what the public wants" , "Necessitate" , "Forceful request" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Sun, The Sunday Times and the LA Times.

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

Require (4)