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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deficient (7) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on October 13, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LACKING.
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10 Potential Answers:
| Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LACKING Deficient (7) | (7) | The Guardian Quick | Oct 13, 2025 |
| SCANT Deficient | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Feb 9, 2025 |
| SHORT Deficient | (5) | The Telegraph Quick | Oct 25, 2024 |
| SCARCE Deficient | (6) | Mirror Quick | Jan 1, 2024 |
| INADEQUATE Deficient | (10) | The Telegraph Quick | Jan 25, 2018 |
| SHY Deficient | (3) | Wall Street Journal | Dec 18, 2015 |
| POOR Deficient | (4) | Newsday | Jul 3, 2015 |
| WANTING Deficient. | (7) | ||
| MEAGRE Deficient. | (6) | ||
| AMISS Deficient. | (5) |
30 Similar Clues:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35% | LACK Deficiency | (4) | Puzzler Backwords | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 33% | WANT Deficiency | (4) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Mar 1, 2025 |
| 33% | SHORTAGE Deficiency | (8) | The Telegraph Quick | Jan 3, 2025 |
| 33% | ABSENCE Deficiency | (7) | Mirror Tea Time | Apr 1, 2024 |
| 33% | SHORTFALL Deficiency | (9) | Eugene Sheffer | Apr 30, 2021 |
| 33% | LACKED Was deficient in | (6) | ||
| 33% | SHORTFALLS Deficiencies | (10) | LA Times Daily | Jul 15, 2018 |
| 33% | LACKS Is deficient | (5) | Universal | Aug 25, 2016 |
| 33% | NEEDS Deficiencies | (5) | ||
| 33% | UNDERAGE Deficiency | (8) |
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