Require - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

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

This is the entire 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 King Feature Syndicate, The Sun, The Irish Times, The New York Times, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, the Universal, the Newsday, The Telegraph, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Mirror, The Irish Independent, The Star Tribune, the USA Today, The Guardian and the Penny Press.

'require' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire 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 Star Tribune, the Evening Standard and The Independent.

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

This is the entire 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 Mirror, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, the LA Times, The Sunday Times and the Penny Press.

'require' is the definition.
(I know that require is a more specific form of 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 Mirror, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, the LA Times, The Sunday Times and the Penny Press.

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

Require (4)