Require - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for need that I've seen before include "Rely on" , "Call" , "privation" , "destitute state" , "Necessitate" .)

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

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

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

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

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