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

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

Require (4)