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

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

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

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

Require (4)