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

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

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

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

Require (4)