Deficiency Crossword Clue

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LACK
4 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Be withoutCrossword Clue
ShortageCrossword Clue
ShortcomingCrossword Clue
Not haveCrossword Clue
AbsenceCrossword Clue
ScarcityCrossword Clue

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NEED
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DestitutionCrossword Clue
RequireCrossword Clue
Have to haveCrossword Clue
NecessityCrossword Clue
Must-haveCrossword Clue
Must haveCrossword Clue
Thing categorized in Maslow's HierarchyCrossword Clue
RequisiteCrossword Clue
LackCrossword Clue
"... should the ___ arise"Crossword Clue

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SHORTAGE
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
A lack of quiet song refrain in rockCrossword Clue
Want marker secured by strandCrossword Clue
DeficitCrossword Clue
Insufficient amount of coastal region without sign of grafittiCrossword Clue
Beach gets ticket for deficiencyCrossword Clue
Want to arrange meeting time: hour put inCrossword Clue
DearthCrossword Clue
Maintaining touch, support deficitCrossword Clue
Need Scotch, say, to matureCrossword Clue

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MINUS
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Subtraction signCrossword Clue
Calculator keyCrossword Clue
DisadvantageCrossword Clue
DrawbackCrossword Clue
Negative – conCrossword Clue
Lacking money in countryCrossword Clue
Opposite of plusCrossword Clue
Subtraction wordCrossword Clue
-Crossword Clue

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ABSENCE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What makes the heart grow fonderCrossword Clue
Non-attendanceCrossword Clue
Lack of two principal characters ruining sceneCrossword Clue
LackCrossword Clue
Failure to appear at schoolCrossword Clue
I left playwright during fantastic time awayCrossword Clue
Reason for a makeup testCrossword Clue
First two letters announced reason for vacancyCrossword Clue
Lack of muscles means crew regularly lostCrossword Clue
Sailor meeting with spooks, barring a no-showCrossword Clue

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GAP
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Empty spaceCrossword Clue
___ year (break between high school and college)Crossword Clue
Something to "mind" at a subway stationCrossword Clue
Space between teethCrossword Clue
"Mind the ___" (Tube warning)Crossword Clue
OpeningCrossword Clue
___ yearCrossword Clue
Banana Republic parent companyCrossword Clue
Opening, as between teethCrossword Clue

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SHORTFALL
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Unanticipated deficitCrossword Clue
Lack indication of early New England winter?Crossword Clue
Sharp drop in deficitCrossword Clue
Deficiency the result of extended summer?Crossword Clue
Brief season leads to deficitCrossword Clue
Unexpectedly autumn leads to deficitCrossword Clue
Brief trip leading to deficitCrossword Clue
Deficit quick to come downCrossword Clue

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FLAW
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
WeaknessCrossword Clue
Fatal weakness?Crossword Clue
Fatal ___Crossword Clue
Diamond defectCrossword Clue
ShortcomingCrossword Clue
ImperfectionCrossword Clue
Nick, sayCrossword Clue
BlemishCrossword Clue
Imperfection in a diamondCrossword Clue

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PAUCITY
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Dearth of gold in quiet conurbationCrossword Clue
Need religious correspondent to remove line on possible cathedral locationCrossword Clue
According to the radio, deprived urban area shows dearthCrossword Clue
Shortage of peanut - regular occurrence in Chennai, perhapsCrossword Clue
Shame about a university campus principally in meagre conditionCrossword Clue
DearthCrossword Clue

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SHORTCOMING
11 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Weakness arrivin?Crossword Clue
DrawbackCrossword Clue
Failing business invested in scarce porcelainCrossword Clue
Weakness of Ernie Wise, say, mostly no goodCrossword Clue
Having a Scotch, perhaps, en routes a weaknessCrossword Clue
Defect in aspirin?Crossword Clue
Character flaw, sayCrossword Clue

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UNDERAGE
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
In the minority?Crossword Clue
Anger after nude running showing a lack of necessary maturityCrossword Clue
Immature nude naughtily joining raveCrossword Clue
Excessive anger, leaving university too youngCrossword Clue
Not old enough to destroy deer with a gunCrossword Clue
University angered cooks lacking the required seniorityCrossword Clue
Not yet old enough performing nude at lively partyCrossword Clue
Like minor German and European furoreCrossword Clue

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WANT
4 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Wish list itemCrossword Clue
CovetCrossword Clue
LackCrossword Clue
DesireCrossword Clue
FancyCrossword Clue
Have a yen forCrossword Clue
Item on a wish listCrossword Clue

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BERIBERI
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Thiamine deficiency diseaseCrossword Clue
Disease causing inflammation of the nerves and heart failureCrossword Clue
Josh bores porter perhaps with single complaintCrossword Clue
Bishop with recurrent anger repeated complaintCrossword Clue
Bishop with recurrent anger repeated complaintCrossword Clue
Drink one to limit bone diseaseCrossword Clue
Dig in remains of fruit said to bring diseaseCrossword Clue
Disease caused by lack of vitamin B1Crossword Clue
Tropical diseaseCrossword Clue
Asian disease due to vitamin B1 deficiencyCrossword Clue

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ALBINO
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like a white crocodileCrossword Clue
Like many red-eyed ratsCrossword Clue
Lacking pigmentCrossword Clue
One far beyond the paleCrossword Clue
Lacking in pigmentCrossword Clue
A floor covering containing black and white?Crossword Clue
Like some white ratsCrossword Clue
Lob extremely deficient paint all over the place, one lacking pigmentCrossword Clue
Lob extremely deficient paint all over the place, one lacking pigmentCrossword Clue
Gangster comic is said to be lacking in colourCrossword Clue

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ANERGY
6 Letters

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DEFECT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Desert to the other sideCrossword Clue
ShortcomingCrossword Clue
Desert feed involved hollowed-out coconutCrossword Clue
Change sides? Thats weaknessCrossword Clue
Rebels imperfectionCrossword Clue
City bores showing skill in desertCrossword Clue
Failing, move to the other sideCrossword Clue
ShortcomingCrossword Clue
Reason for a markdownCrossword Clue
Go over weaknessCrossword Clue

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ANAEMIA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Complaint the writer intends to raise in sober societyCrossword Clue
A Maine resort with a lack of vitalityCrossword Clue
I intend returning article on a blood conditionCrossword Clue
Condition caused by a lack of red blood cellsCrossword Clue
Deficiency of red blood cells, across the pondCrossword Clue
Blood disorder — ie am AnaCrossword Clue
Condition caused by iron deficiencyCrossword Clue
In AA, I mean to raise conditionCrossword Clue
In AA, I mean to raise conditionCrossword Clue
Deficiency of red blood cellsCrossword Clue

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ANEURIA
7 Letters

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ANOXIA
6 Letters

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OLIGCASSINI
11 Letters

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BRIDGETHEGAP
12 Letters

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ANEMIA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
WeaknessCrossword Clue
Blood conditionCrossword Clue
Cause of low vitalityCrossword Clue
Reason to take iron supplementsCrossword Clue
Lack of vigorCrossword Clue
Condition marked by fatigueCrossword Clue
Lack of pepCrossword Clue
Iron deficiencyCrossword Clue
Lack of pepCrossword Clue
Lack of energyCrossword Clue

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AIDS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Provides assistanceCrossword Clue
Helpful thingsCrossword Clue
AssistsCrossword Clue
Gives a handCrossword Clue
FacilitatesCrossword Clue
Helps outCrossword Clue
AssistsCrossword Clue
Lends a handCrossword Clue
BolstersCrossword Clue
Lends a hand toCrossword Clue

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BLACKARTS
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Witchcraft and suchCrossword Clue

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ANOXEMIA
8 Letters

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BLACKEST
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Most tragic thing missing in defeatCrossword Clue

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DEARTH
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Want touch of romance in the endCrossword Clue
Shortage of diamonds on groundCrossword Clue
Want day at groundCrossword Clue
Want curtains covering entrance to roomCrossword Clue
ScarcityCrossword Clue
Lack, scarcityCrossword Clue
Lack of what's neededCrossword Clue
ShortageCrossword Clue
WantCrossword Clue
Want expensive article reducedCrossword Clue

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BLACK
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One of the hues in a Crayola eight-packCrossword Clue
Bad spelling etc creates shortage in London hospitalCrossword Clue
Book shortage predicament: there’s no escaping itCrossword Clue
One way to order coffeeCrossword Clue
How some people like their coffeeCrossword Clue
Popular name for the political party founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. NewtonCrossword Clue
Nickname of the 21/17 women's rugby union teamCrossword Clue
Color of squid ink pastaCrossword Clue
Word with Friday, comedy or holeCrossword Clue
InkyCrossword Clue

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INSULIN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Blood sugar-regulating hormoneCrossword Clue
Hormone important in metabolismCrossword Clue
Hormone that regulates blood sugarCrossword Clue
Almost slight case of indigestion? This affects metabolismCrossword Clue
Almost slight case of indigestion? This affects metabolismCrossword Clue
Drug abuse not totally coolCrossword Clue
Hormone found within on both sides of skull, oddlyCrossword Clue
Hormone damage when temperature dropped at homeCrossword Clue
Sugar-regulating hormoneCrossword Clue
Pancreatic hormoneCrossword Clue

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SCURVY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Illness caused by lack of Vitamin CCrossword Clue
Disease caused by vitamin c deficiencyCrossword Clue
Disease makes son shapelyCrossword Clue
Son far from straight in making complaint in the main?Crossword Clue
Contemptible principal character in shows voluptuousCrossword Clue
Condition caused by lack of vitamin CCrossword Clue
Low-down run taking victory over a runCrossword Clue
Small, shapely and despicableCrossword Clue
Vile disease caused by limiting to 5Crossword Clue
despicableCrossword Clue

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BLACKENING
10 Letters

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LOOPHOLE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ambiguity in a contractCrossword Clue
Contract flawCrossword Clue
Way outCrossword Clue
Ambiguity providing a way of avoiding a legal obligationCrossword Clue
Way out of a contractCrossword Clue
Contract ambiguity that may be exploitedCrossword Clue
John with cheer ingesting measure of acid as means of escapeCrossword Clue
Syndicate rejected flaw as way out of contract?Crossword Clue
Ladies on staff hiding hotel's way to dodge tax?Crossword Clue
What its possible to get through when theres difficulty?Crossword Clue

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ALACK
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Woeful cryCrossword Clue
Old-fashioned expression of dismayCrossword Clue
"Woe!"Crossword Clue
Unfortunately, a gap his retirement left?Crossword Clue
Unfortunately, a gap his retirement left?Crossword Clue
A thing I dont have, I regret to say!Crossword Clue
UnfortunatelyCrossword Clue
A shortfall, Im afraidCrossword Clue
Shakespearean cry of woeCrossword Clue
Old cry of dismayCrossword Clue

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RICKETS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chirpy types heading off youthful diseaseCrossword Clue
Disease insects head offCrossword Clue
Disease insects head offCrossword Clue
Disease chirpy insects avoided initiallyCrossword Clue
Disease obtained from insects? Not primarilyCrossword Clue
Disease obtained from insects? Not primarilyCrossword Clue
Bone disorder caused by vitamin D deficiencyCrossword Clue
Disease caught off insectsCrossword Clue
Head of sports dismissed disorderCrossword Clue
Not many insects cause disease in childrenCrossword Clue

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SLACKENED
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Doctor needs housing shortage to be easedCrossword Clue
Weakened son facing destitution and ruin accepts bribe finallyCrossword Clue

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FLOSS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fairy ___: cotton candy, in AustraliaCrossword Clue
Fairy ___: cotton candy, in AustraliaCrossword Clue
Dentist's stringCrossword Clue
Word after dental or MentalCrossword Clue
Dental threadCrossword Clue
Dental stu___, or when parsed di___erently, what this clue su___ers ___rom?Crossword Clue
Dental visit freebieCrossword Clue
Dentist's stringCrossword Clue
Dental ___Crossword Clue
Follow dental adviceCrossword Clue

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SIDEBURNS
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One's bowled over by girl presented with large teapots and hair extensionsCrossword Clue
After dancing, US bride extremely nervous of facial hairCrossword Clue
After dancing, US bride extremely nervous of facial hairCrossword Clue
Subordinate overcooks muttonchopsCrossword Clue
Team sets fire to facial hairCrossword Clue
Facial hair goes up in smokeCrossword Clue
Facial hair (and fringe) goes up in smokeCrossword Clue
Elvis had big onesCrossword Clue
Whiskery growth displayed by poet following teamCrossword Clue
Dish to accompany a poets mutton chopsCrossword Clue

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HYPOXAEMIA
10 Letters

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PELLAGRA
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Itching to see Indian city with unlimited enchantmentsCrossword Clue
Para-legal lost an article, mutated, and got a diseaseCrossword Clue
Disease from fermented grape in which everyone's thrown upCrossword Clue
Disease in quiet Indian city - measure must be introducedCrossword Clue
Vegetable eating wholly brought about King Georges diseaseCrossword Clue
Disease from vitamin deficiency: everyone returned to tuck into confection of grapeCrossword Clue

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SUPPLEMENTARY
13 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Additional drink, soft and clear, having no headCrossword Clue
AdditionalCrossword Clue
Unexpected repayment plus an additional sum?Crossword Clue
Extra flexible with translation of any termCrossword Clue
Extra flexible with translation of any termCrossword Clue
AdditionalCrossword Clue
ExtraCrossword Clue

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BLACKOUT
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Failure of power gives rise to censorshipCrossword Clue
Northeast event of November 1965Crossword Clue
Loss of power, shortage in fightCrossword Clue
Momentary loss of consciousnessCrossword Clue
Fit to tackle shortage for power cutCrossword Clue
Save bags to have everything you need when power's lostCrossword Clue
Power failureCrossword Clue
Want nothing but to bring round from fainting fitCrossword Clue
Switching lights off during air raid sounds like a racist orderCrossword Clue

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HYPOCRITICAL
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Professing virtues one does not haveCrossword Clue

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AMORPHISM
9 Letters

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BLACKBOARD
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Obsolescent classroom wall fixtureCrossword Clue
Miss Bishops going ahead with governors to show old classroom featureCrossword Clue
Support management acquiring large classroom itemCrossword Clue
*It may be at the head of the classCrossword Clue
Bigwigs initially need directors to supply teaching aidCrossword Clue
Bar committee needs something to write onCrossword Clue
Support management introducing large teaching aidCrossword Clue
Old focus of a students attention, daughters after filthy swineCrossword Clue
Old focus of a student's attention, daughter's after filthy swineCrossword Clue
Menu holder at many a cafeCrossword Clue

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BLACKLIGHT
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Forensic tool that exposes body fluidsCrossword Clue

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BLACKMAIL
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
*Illegal extractionsCrossword Clue
Whats missing in British letters is crimeCrossword Clue
Lean on, in a wayCrossword Clue
See 25Crossword Clue
Exact money?Crossword Clue
It's a crime to exclude correspondenceCrossword Clue
Its a crime to exclude correspondenceCrossword Clue
Chess players letters causing offenceCrossword Clue
Film murder motive, sometimesCrossword Clue

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BLACKROD
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Parliamentary official — cold barkCrossword Clue
Parliamentary official position, currently filled by Sarah ClarkeCrossword Clue
Senior official of the House of LordsCrossword Clue
Senior official of the House of LordsCrossword Clue
Gentleman Usher of the Palace of WestminsterCrossword Clue

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CLOSINGTHE
10 Letters

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FILLTHEGAP
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Need retail marketer toCrossword Clue
Need retail marketer toCrossword Clue

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ISCHEMIA
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
It primarily leads to myocardial infarction, embodied by terrible achesCrossword Clue
Groggy metaphysician discards ripped panty material resulting in circulation problemCrossword Clue

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CYANOSIS
8 Letters

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ICEPACK
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cold case?Crossword Clue
First-aid itemCrossword Clue
Group of diamond jewelry wearers?Crossword Clue
Basic bruise treatmentCrossword Clue
Item in a picnic coolerCrossword Clue
Sprain applicationCrossword Clue
Swell treatment?Crossword Clue
Treatment for swellingCrossword Clue
Cold item held against a swollen body partCrossword Clue
Swell treatment?Crossword Clue

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ULLAGE
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Gaulle – space in wine bottleCrossword Clue
Loss of liquid from evaporation or leakageCrossword Clue
To capacity, lid off, time for the remaining liquidCrossword Clue
Amount of liquid lost in shippingCrossword Clue

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LIMP
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like an underwatered plantCrossword Clue
Uneven walkCrossword Clue
Like some overwatered plantsCrossword Clue
FloppyCrossword Clue
DroopyCrossword Clue
Like the watches in Dali's "The Persistence of Memory"Crossword Clue
Not firmCrossword Clue
Like a wet noodleCrossword Clue
SlackCrossword Clue
Not rigidCrossword Clue

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Showing 54 Matching Answers

LACK

6 RELATED CLUES

NEED

10 RELATED CLUES

SHORTAGE

9 RELATED CLUES

MINUS

9 RELATED CLUES

ABSENCE

10 RELATED CLUES

GAP

9 RELATED CLUES

SHORTFALL

8 RELATED CLUES

FLAW

9 RELATED CLUES

PAUCITY

6 RELATED CLUES

SHORTCOMING

7 RELATED CLUES

UNDERAGE

8 RELATED CLUES

WANT

7 RELATED CLUES

BERIBERI

10 RELATED CLUES

ALBINO

10 RELATED CLUES

ANERGY

DEFECT

10 RELATED CLUES

ANAEMIA

10 RELATED CLUES

ANEURIA

ANOXIA

OLIGCASSINI

BRIDGETHEGAP

ANEMIA

10 RELATED CLUES

AIDS

10 RELATED CLUES

BLACKARTS

1 RELATED CLUES

ANOXEMIA

BLACKEST

1 RELATED CLUES

DEARTH

10 RELATED CLUES

BLACK

10 RELATED CLUES

INSULIN

10 RELATED CLUES

SCURVY

10 RELATED CLUES

BLACKENING

LOOPHOLE

10 RELATED CLUES

ALACK

10 RELATED CLUES

RICKETS

10 RELATED CLUES

SLACKENED

2 RELATED CLUES

FLOSS

10 RELATED CLUES

SIDEBURNS

10 RELATED CLUES

HYPOXAEMIA

PELLAGRA

6 RELATED CLUES

SUPPLEMENTARY

7 RELATED CLUES

BLACKOUT

9 RELATED CLUES

HYPOCRITICAL

1 RELATED CLUES

AMORPHISM

BLACKBOARD