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

'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 Independent and the Evening Standard.

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

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

Require (4)