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

'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 Independent, The Star Tribune and the Evening Standard.

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

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

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

Require (4)