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

'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 Evening Standard, The Independent and The Star Tribune.

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

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

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

Require (4)