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

'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 Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and The Independent.

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

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

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

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