| Deficiency |
USA Today |
04 Sep 2025 |
| Be in need of |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Be deprived of |
Universal |
15 Aug 2025 |
| Be without |
Family Time |
30 Jun 2025 |
| *When you experience ___ of focus or attention, it's an indication that it's time to sleep! |
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| You have one whenever you want (4) |
|
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| Absence of (4) |
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| Be deficient in |
|
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| Fail to have (4) |
|
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| Deficiency |
Puzzler Backwords |
26 Apr 2025 |
| Shortage |
Universal |
28 Mar 2025 |
| Absence in school acknowledged (4) |
|
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| Be without |
USA Today Quick |
06 Mar 2025 |
| Need but not have |
Family Time |
03 Mar 2025 |
| An absence or deficiency (4) |
|
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| Don't have |
Commuter |
19 Feb 2025 |
| "Not for a ___ of trying" |
|
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| Deficiency |
LA Times Daily |
26 Dec 2024 |
| Don't have |
Commuter |
02 Nov 2024 |
| Shortage (4) |
The Guardian Speedy |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Dearth |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Miss some final acknowledgement (4) |
|
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| Absence or deficiency (of) |
Mirror Classic |
19 Oct 2024 |
| Deficiency |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Dearth |
Commuter |
15 Oct 2024 |
| Want or need |
|
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| Want hems of baggy trousers to be cut |
|
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| Be without |
USA Today Quick |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Absence in general acknowledged (4) |
|
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| Do not possess |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2024 |
| Dearth |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
27 Jun 2024 |
| *When you experience ___ of focus or attention, it's an indication that it's time to sleep! |
|
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| Shortage, scarcity |
The Times Concise |
05 Jun 2024 |
| Want cash on account for a kilo |
|
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| Absence that the South would first have made loose (4) |
|
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| Don't have |
Commuter |
07 May 2024 |
| Wanting some of the Black Watch (4) |
|
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| Need but not have |
Family Time |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Are missing |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2024 |
| Shortage, a ... of resources |
|
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| Deficiency |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Mar 2024 |
| Want chess player to sacrifice bishop |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Mar 2024 |
| Be wanting in |
|
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| Absence, deficit (4) |
Puzzler |
15 Mar 2024 |
| You previously turned back, abandoning obsequious servant in need |
|
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| One does not have to be deficient (4) |
|
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| Have a shortage of (4) |
|
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| Dearth depletion |
|
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| Not have |
USA Today |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Shortage |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Oct 2023 |
| Deficiency |
Universal |
19 Sep 2023 |
| Do not possess |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2023 |
| "Not for a ___ of trying" |
|
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| Absence |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jul 2023 |
| Not have |
New York Times |
14 Jun 2023 |
| Don't have |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 May 2023 |
| Deficiency |
New York Times |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Scarcity |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Mar 2023 |
| Dearth |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jan 2023 |
| "For the ___ of a better word..." |
|
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| Dearth |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Dec 2022 |
| Be without |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Insufficiency |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2022 |
| Don't have |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2022 |
| Be without |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Don't have |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2022 |
| Don't have |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Jun 2022 |
| Deficiency |
Universal |
29 Jun 2022 |
| Be without |
The Washington Post |
20 May 2022 |
| Be without |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2022 |
| "For ___ of a better word..." |
|
|
| Deficiency |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Dec 2021 |
| Shortage |
The Guardian Speedy |
21 Nov 2021 |
| Absence of chess player, missing start |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Nov 2021 |
| Be in need of |
|
|
| Have not |
Newsday |
29 Jul 2021 |
| Dearth |
Premier Sunday |
25 Apr 2021 |
| Absence or deficiency |
|
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| Do not possess |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2021 |
| Not have |
USA Today |
25 Dec 2020 |
| Absence |
USA Today |
17 Dec 2020 |
| Be without |
Canadiana |
17 Aug 2020 |
| Want some special acknowledgement |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Aug 2020 |
| Absence of something |
|
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| ___ of resources (shortage) |
|
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| Filthy topless miss |
|
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| Dearth |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Mar 2020 |
| Deficiency; want |
The Times Concise |
07 Dec 2019 |
| Dearth |
|
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| Deficiency |
The New Yorker |
09 Sep 2019 |
| Want a great sum in India to kickstart |
|
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| Not have |
Universal |
24 Nov 2018 |
| Deficiency |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Nov 2018 |
| Not have but need |
Universal |
19 Nov 2018 |
| Absence |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Absence |
The Washington Post |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Want |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Oct 2018 |
| Dearth |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Oct 2018 |
| Need but not have |
Universal |
08 Oct 2018 |
| Absence |
New York Times |
26 Jul 2018 |
| Deficiency |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Jul 2018 |
| Be deficient in |
USA Today |
18 May 2018 |
| Deficiency |
|
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| Not have but need |
|
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| Not have |
|
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| Need but not have |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Be deficient in |
|
|
| Deficiency |
LA Times Daily |
19 Nov 2017 |
| Deficiency |
The Washington Post |
19 Nov 2017 |
| Don't have |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Oct 2017 |
| Need but not have |
Family Time |
15 Oct 2017 |
| Don't have |
Newsday |
28 Aug 2017 |
| Need |
|
|
| Don't have |
LA Times Daily |
08 Aug 2017 |
| Don't have |
The Washington Post |
08 Aug 2017 |
| Deficiency |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jun 2017 |
| Want to take it easy when head's away |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Jun 2017 |
| Deprivation |
Wall Street Journal |
09 May 2017 |
| Not have much of |
Family Time |
13 Feb 2017 |
| Don't have |
|
|
| Deficiency |
|
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| Be short of |
USA Today |
11 Sep 2016 |
| Deficiency |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Aug 2016 |
| Be short of |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2016 |
| Want chess player to sacrifice bishop |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Jul 2016 |
| Absence, deficiency |
The Times Concise |
27 Jun 2016 |
| Be short of |
|
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| Have need of |
The Washington Post |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Be out of |
Newsday |
14 Sep 2015 |
| Want servant to get the old west-facing shed |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Jun 2015 |
| Have need of |
|
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| Be out of |
|
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| Cry out for |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Dearth |
|
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| Deficiency |
|
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| Deficiency |
|
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| Be without |
|
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| Paucity |
|
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| Shortage |
|
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| Insufficiency |
|
|
| Von Bondies "___ of Communication" |
|
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| Deficiency |
|
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| Be short of |
|
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| Shortfall |
|
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| Shortfall |
|
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| Be without |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Don't have |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Dearth |
|
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| Deficiency |
|
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| Ratt: "___ of Communication" |
|
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| Be deficient in |
|
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| Shortfall |
|
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| Cry out for |
|
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| Shortfall |
|
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| Be absent |
|
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| Dearth |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Mane, for a female lion, e.g. |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Insufficiency |
|
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| Dearth |
|
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| Ain't got |
|
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| Deficiency |
|
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| Shortage |
|
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| Something missing |
|
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| Need |
|
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| Be in need of |
|
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| Dearth |
|
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| Scarcity |
|
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| Deficiency |
|
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| More than a shortage |
|
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| More than a shortage |
|
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| Deficit |
|
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| Dearth |
|
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| Need |
|
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| Need |
|
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| Be without |
|
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| Shyness? |
|
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| Deficiency |
|
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| Want |
|
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| Surplus opposite |
|
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| Have need of |
|
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| Be deficient in |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Be without |
|
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| Miss |
|
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| Absence |
|
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| Fail to feature |
|
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| Deficit |
|
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| Be caught short |
|
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| Absence of chess player, missing start |
|
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| Something missing |
|
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| Be deficient in |
|
|
| Are short |
|
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| Be out of |
|
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| Want |
|
|
| Be short of time^LAC |
|
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| Something needed |
|
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| Be deficient in |
|
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| Are deficient in |
|
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| Need |
|
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| Be short of |
|
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| Dearth |
|
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| Scarcity |
|
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| Require |
|
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| "Good counsellors ___ no clients": Shak. |
|
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| Start of a quotation |
|
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| Want |
|
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| Be short |
|
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| Require. |
|
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| Deficiency. |
|
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| Need. |
|
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| Want. |
|
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| Complete absence. |
|
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| Opposite of have |
|
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| Be without. |
|
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| Be missing. |
|
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| Dearth. |
|
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| Shortage. |
|
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