Shortage Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 27 Oct 2024

Showing 52 Matching Answers

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NEED
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
More than wantCrossword Clue
Entail – necessitate – demandCrossword Clue
Have to haveCrossword Clue
Sine qua nonCrossword Clue
RequireCrossword Clue
Can’t do withoutCrossword Clue
It's a mustCrossword Clue
"___ a hand?"Crossword Clue
"___ I go on?"Crossword Clue

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LACK
4 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Be withoutCrossword Clue
DeficiencyCrossword Clue
Not haveCrossword Clue
AbsenceCrossword Clue
ScarcityCrossword 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
WantCrossword Clue
Want expensive article reducedCrossword Clue
PaucityCrossword 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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DEFICIENCY
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Shortage that is stopping cynic getting fed bananasCrossword Clue
Failing old firm in security almost unknownCrossword Clue
ShortcomingCrossword Clue
Lack — wantCrossword Clue

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DEFICIT
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Opposite of surplusCrossword Clue
Skilful concealing old British firm's shortfallCrossword Clue
Shortfall if edict put into actionCrossword Clue
Loss is cited if bankruptCrossword Clue
Jerk interferes initially with US central bank over budget shortfallCrossword Clue
Shortfall bound to restrict Conservative leader, if mountingCrossword Clue
Loss expert acting as receiver for chemical companyCrossword Clue
ShortfallCrossword Clue
Shortage female in charge discovered in tight dietCrossword Clue

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PAUCITY
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Dearth of gold in quiet conurbationCrossword Clue
Need religious correspondent to remove line on possible cathedral locationCrossword Clue
DeficiencyCrossword 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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SCARCITY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Want special vehicle to visit Hull, for oneCrossword Clue
Want to put mark on urban developmentCrossword Clue
Conditions of shortage leave a mark on townCrossword Clue
Southern metropolis divided by auto shortageCrossword Clue
Poverty as blemish on Cambridge?Crossword Clue
Big town faced with damage - lack of provisionsCrossword Clue
Want Mark to face Manchester, sayCrossword Clue
Want to leave mark on financial institutionsCrossword Clue
Shortage nearly distresses townCrossword Clue
Shortage having lasting effect on urban areaCrossword Clue

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ATMS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dough dispensersCrossword Clue
Bank bots?Crossword Clue
Cash dispensersCrossword Clue
Shoppers' conveniencesCrossword Clue
Bodega fixturesCrossword Clue
Cash-dispensing devicesCrossword Clue
Bank lobby arrayCrossword Clue
Cash dispensersCrossword Clue
Banking conveniencesCrossword Clue
Bank amenitiesCrossword Clue

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GLUT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Overly abundant supplyCrossword Clue
SurplusCrossword Clue
ExcessCrossword Clue
OverabundanceCrossword Clue
Excess muscle trimmedCrossword Clue
OversupplyCrossword Clue
OverabundanceCrossword Clue
Instinctive to limit large surplus productionCrossword Clue
OverabundanceCrossword Clue
OverabundanceCrossword Clue

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ANEMIA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lack of vigorCrossword Clue
Condition marked by fatigueCrossword Clue
Lack of pepCrossword Clue
Iron deficiencyCrossword Clue
Lack of pepCrossword Clue
Lack of energyCrossword Clue
Blood conditionCrossword Clue
Lack of oomphCrossword Clue
Cause of fatigueCrossword Clue
Result of iron deficiencyCrossword Clue

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IDEAS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Brain wavesCrossword Clue
Creative thoughtsCrossword Clue
Bits of creativityCrossword Clue
Noodle nuggetsCrossword Clue
They might be brightCrossword Clue
“Aha” elicitorsCrossword Clue
Concepts central to Levant?Crossword Clue
Lightbulbs, in comicsCrossword Clue
Think piecesCrossword Clue
"Any ___?"Crossword Clue

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DROUGHT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Had rough time concealing dry spellCrossword Clue
Doctor is required in absence of waterCrossword Clue
Problem bringing dryness? Doctor has nothing, not initiallyCrossword Clue
Shortage of rainfallCrossword Clue
Daughter having bad time in dry spellCrossword Clue
Daughter having bad time in dry spellCrossword Clue
Arduous time following drunkards last dry spellCrossword Clue
Shortage of wind - oxygen needed for asthmatic initiallyCrossword Clue
Period without a drink is difficult after start of drinking timeCrossword Clue
Prolonged dry spellCrossword Clue

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AMEN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Preach!"Crossword Clue
"You said it, brother!"Crossword Clue
It’s the final wordCrossword Clue
Devotional period?Crossword Clue
"You said it, brother!"Crossword Clue
Hymn endingCrossword Clue
Last word of graceCrossword Clue
"Too true!"Crossword Clue
“Couldn’t agree more!”Crossword Clue
Answer by half the people, or all of themCrossword Clue

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ATM
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
24/7 cash dispenserCrossword Clue
$$$ dispenserCrossword Clue
Device whose keypad often has Braille on itCrossword Clue
Drive-thru deviceCrossword Clue
$20-bill dispenserCrossword Clue
Device for taking notes?Crossword Clue
Place to get cashCrossword Clue
Bread machine?Crossword Clue
Drive-thru convenienceCrossword Clue
Cash dispenserCrossword Clue

68%
ZEROHOURGLASSES
15 Letters

65%
ASTHMA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Reason to use an inhalerCrossword Clue
Condition requiring an inhalerCrossword Clue
Condition treated with an inhalerCrossword Clue
What Flovent can treatCrossword Clue
Reason to carry an inhalerCrossword Clue
Advanced, complex maths generating complaintCrossword Clue
Lung disease associated with shortness of breathCrossword Clue
Variation in maths and algebra finally leading to complaintCrossword Clue
Respiratory complaintCrossword Clue
Reason to use an inhalerCrossword Clue

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EARTH
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What you might "come down to" after having your head in the cloudsCrossword Clue
Our worldCrossword Clue
You are hereCrossword Clue
The "blue marble"Crossword Clue
Climatology possibly makes Chinese react badlyCrossword Clue
The world at your feet?Crossword Clue
The Pillars of the ___, by Ken FollettCrossword Clue
Sod the planetCrossword Clue
Astrological element associated with grounded personalitiesCrossword Clue
April 22 honoreeCrossword Clue

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FAMINE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
*One of two extremes in a sayingCrossword Clue
Humanitarian crisis caused by a 25 in unoccupied FranceCrossword Clue
Humanitarian crisis caused by a 25 in unoccupied FranceCrossword Clue
Something Pharaoh's dream foretold in GenesisCrossword Clue
With little to spare concealing mornings dearthCrossword Clue
Am in east, after start of feast, where theres a shortage of foodCrossword Clue
Cause of 1840s-'50s emigration from IrelandCrossword Clue
Want a maiden thats beautiful on the outsideCrossword Clue
Period of widespread food shortageCrossword Clue
If with mean scrapsyou may have got thisCrossword Clue

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ELBOWROOM
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What one might hope for in a tight spotCrossword Clue
ScopeCrossword Clue
Adequate space to manoeuvreCrossword Clue
Space for change bowler given second over from the other endCrossword Clue
Barge to tie up, finding space to move inCrossword Clue
Scope to jog over cellCrossword Clue
Adequate space to work inCrossword Clue
Space for manoeuvreCrossword Clue
It's hard to find in a crowdCrossword Clue
Play Shakespearean character before Othello turns upCrossword Clue

59%
ALACK
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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
Shakespearean lamentCrossword Clue

59%
FLACK
5 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" singerCrossword Clue
“Feel Like Makin’ Love” singerCrossword Clue
P.R. personCrossword Clue
P.R. personCrossword Clue
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" singerCrossword Clue

59%
POLLACK
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
"Three Days of the Condor" directorCrossword Clue
Fish people oddly want?Crossword Clue
Food fish of the cod familyCrossword Clue
Fish appearing in dock reversed shortageCrossword Clue

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EATS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Consumes foodCrossword Clue
Uber ___Crossword Clue
Chows downCrossword Clue
GrubCrossword Clue
ChowCrossword Clue
ConsumesCrossword Clue
GrubCrossword Clue
Takes inCrossword Clue
Takes inCrossword Clue
Consumes foodCrossword Clue

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ENERGYGAP
9 Letters

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ORANG
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chimp's cousinCrossword Clue
Chimp relativeCrossword Clue
Red-haired primateCrossword Clue
Sumatran swingerCrossword Clue
Largest arboreal mammal, informallyCrossword Clue
Zoo creature whose color is suggested by its nameCrossword Clue
Bornean primate, informallyCrossword Clue
Reddish tailless apeCrossword Clue
Chimp kinCrossword Clue
Primate dropping ecstasy in drinkCrossword Clue

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STANDPIPE
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Small wave tapped in source of waterCrossword Clue
Vertical water conduitCrossword Clue

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BLACKCURRANTS
13 Letters

50%
DRASTIC
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ExtremeCrossword Clue
Like extreme measuresCrossword Clue
RadicalCrossword Clue
Harsh — radicalCrossword Clue
Violent racist reformed by DemocratCrossword Clue
Violent racist reformed by DemocratCrossword Clue
Radical dictators take to posturingCrossword Clue
Volatile dictators denying first signs of this oppression? Thats extremeCrossword Clue
Outrageous letters of Alexandra SticklerCrossword Clue
Not all stand by doctor, a radicalCrossword Clue

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CRÈCHE
6 Letters

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ANOXIA
6 Letters

47%
BLACK
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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
Word with tie or beltCrossword Clue

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ENSUE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FollowCrossword Clue
Occur as a resultCrossword Clue
Come nextCrossword Clue
FollowCrossword Clue
SucceedCrossword Clue
Happen nextCrossword Clue
Subsequently occurCrossword Clue
FollowCrossword Clue
FollowCrossword Clue
Happen as a resultCrossword Clue

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SPARSITY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Flaky pastry is displaying lack of densityCrossword Clue
Scantiness may suggest strip, say, in resortCrossword Clue
Dearth of pastry is appallingCrossword Clue
Thinness of mineral found near Bhilai, sayCrossword Clue
Shortness of supply of organised trips, sayCrossword Clue
Spot in which abstract art is lacking quality?Crossword Clue
Rare quality such as Baths spoken ofCrossword Clue
Scattered state school initially quiet with five leaving Oxbridge, sayCrossword Clue
Pronounced shortage and pronounced description of Bath, for exampleCrossword Clue
Short supplyCrossword Clue

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INDIGNANT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Shocked and angryCrossword Clue
Up in arms, stupid nit drinking like grannyCrossword Clue
Annoyed pub worker receiving rude commentCrossword Clue
Disgruntled six-footer follows quarry entering pubCrossword Clue
Receiving jab, pub worker becomes soreCrossword Clue
Receiving jab, pub worker becomes soreCrossword Clue
Like one saying "Well, I never!"Crossword Clue
Insult in bar gets worker enragedCrossword Clue
Dining out, social worker becomes angryCrossword Clue
Taunt in pub gets social worker justifiably angryCrossword Clue

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BLACKART
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
SorceryCrossword Clue

44%
CRECHE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nativity sceneCrossword Clue
Christmas displayCrossword Clue
Yuletide displayCrossword Clue
Nativity displayCrossword Clue
Christmas displayCrossword Clue
Place providing pre-school childcareCrossword Clue
Red Guards where children play, or where theyre tendedCrossword Clue
A bit of Christmas cheers unusual around nurseryCrossword Clue
Mediocre cherub found in nativity scene? Quite the oppositeCrossword Clue
Day nurseryCrossword Clue

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JAMES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Harden of the NBACrossword Clue
LeBron who broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA scoring record in 2023Crossword Clue
Lily of "Downton Abbey"Crossword Clue
Lily of "Pam & Tommy"Crossword Clue
Number two on the N.B.A.'s all-time scoring list, after Abdul-JabbarCrossword Clue
“The Turn of the Screw” author HenryCrossword Clue
LeBron of the LakersCrossword Clue
Crowds outside of penultimate appearance of Derek and Clive?Crossword Clue
Professor Moriarty's first nameCrossword Clue
Agent 6 in sticky situation occasionally tenseCrossword Clue

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LEGLESS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Drunk – without pins?Crossword Clue
Blind drunkCrossword Clue
Very drunk on the French steamshipCrossword Clue
Left, say, not as much plasteredCrossword Clue
Cricket side supposedly gone to get drunk?Crossword Clue
SozzledCrossword Clue
Pickled, like worms, say?Crossword Clue
Drunk missing the stage?Crossword Clue
Learner driver perhaps not so drunkCrossword Clue
No pins to be hammeredCrossword Clue

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LOWMORALE
9 Letters

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PACKOFLIES
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Completely false storyCrossword Clue
Bull where Jack's found round rushesCrossword Clue
Irritating swarm?Crossword Clue

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PHAROS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ of Alexandria (wonder of the ancient world)Crossword Clue
Site of a lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldCrossword Clue
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldCrossword Clue
Boozer, typically with artist, knocked back 8Crossword Clue
What may be expected by seaman around entrance to harbour?Crossword Clue
Seven Wonders lighthouseCrossword Clue
Seven Wonders lighthouseCrossword Clue
Pro has turned into a leading lightCrossword Clue
Ancient lighthouse at AlexandriaCrossword Clue
Alexandria lighthouse that's one of the Seven WondersCrossword Clue

41%
BLACKADDER
10 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
TV comedy increasingly awful, some say? Want to cut itCrossword Clue
British want to include ER, a TV seriesCrossword Clue
Venomous European viperCrossword Clue
Very gloomy summer, a 5Crossword Clue
Very gloomy summer, a 5Crossword Clue
Want to cut extra evil, vulgar sitcom characterCrossword Clue
Want to cut extra evil, vulgar sitcom characterCrossword Clue
Bald, racked characters reincarnated in TV comedyCrossword Clue
One who went forth in break: hes got seven more!Crossword Clue

41%
BLACKHOLE
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Star has been here – problem for Starmer’s lot?Crossword Clue
Point of no return?Crossword Clue
Inescapable situationCrossword Clue
Former star to boycott part of courseCrossword Clue
One with lots of pull?Crossword Clue
Bleak loch in storm — nothing escapes itCrossword Clue
Term popularized by physicist John WheelerCrossword Clue

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GRAPESHOT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fruit cooked? It used to be firedCrossword Clue
Fruit stolen for ammunitionCrossword Clue
Cluster of small pellets thrown at gophersCrossword Clue
Cluster of small pellets thrown at gophersCrossword Clue
Fruit stolen: is it loaded for wide distribution?Crossword Clue
Small balls fired together from a cannonCrossword Clue
Small iron balls fired from a cannonCrossword Clue
Balls from iron in golf, hit stroke over middle of greenCrossword Clue
Balls from iron in golf, hit stroke over middle of greenCrossword Clue
Winemakers found with stolen ammunitionCrossword Clue

41%
METHADONE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Desperate men head to addiction treatmentCrossword Clue
Cops tricked individual supplying class A drugCrossword Clue
Cops tricked individual supplying class A drugCrossword Clue
Force contained, one calmer?Crossword Clue
Addictive drug encountered head-on when smashedCrossword Clue
It might help one to get off horseCrossword Clue
Drug den at home is bustedCrossword Clue
Got together and took single drugCrossword Clue
Narcotic den at home is bustedCrossword Clue
Help for addict swamping party in gasCrossword Clue

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PANICBUYING
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Sudden purchase of stocks in anticipation of disasterCrossword Clue

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POINSETTIA
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Petitions about a floral decorationCrossword Clue
Christmassy plantCrossword Clue
Clumsily, I step on it, a popular seasonal plantCrossword Clue
One blooming opiate isnt going astray!Crossword Clue
House plants site? In a pot, strangely!Crossword Clue
A petitions developed in plantCrossword Clue
Unfortunately I step on it, a plant with brightly coloured leavesCrossword Clue
Plant put in place before I initially arrivedCrossword Clue
Plant put in place before I initially arrivedCrossword Clue
Petitions a foreign plantCrossword Clue

41%
TULSA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Midwest city known as the "Capital of Route 66"Crossword Clue
City home to the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of FameCrossword Clue
City of OklahomaCrossword Clue
Oklahoma city where "The Outsiders" is setCrossword Clue
City once home to Black Wall StreetCrossword Clue
The Gap Band's hometownCrossword Clue
Southern city that was once home to Black Wall StreetCrossword Clue
Old Route 66 cityCrossword Clue
Oklahoma city whose flag incorporates a gold Osage shieldCrossword Clue
Oklahoma cityCrossword Clue

39%
ISCHAEMIC
9 Letters

39%
LAMPBLACK
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Light colour for soot?Crossword Clue

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WALRUSES
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
. Aquatic creatures in half the country (part of Great Britain excluded)Crossword Clue
Blubbery onesCrossword Clue
Sea mammals reverse direction, plan to reach SouthCrossword Clue

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Showing 52 Matching Answers

NEED

9 RELATED CLUES

LACK

5 RELATED CLUES

DEARTH

10 RELATED CLUES

WANT

7 RELATED CLUES

DEFICIENCY

4 RELATED CLUES

DEFICIT

9 RELATED CLUES

PAUCITY

7 RELATED CLUES

SCARCITY

10 RELATED CLUES

ATMS

10 RELATED CLUES

GLUT

10 RELATED CLUES

ANEMIA

10 RELATED CLUES

IDEAS

10 RELATED CLUES

DROUGHT

10 RELATED CLUES

AMEN

10 RELATED CLUES

ATM

10 RELATED CLUES

ZEROHOURGLASSES

ASTHMA

10 RELATED CLUES

EARTH

10 RELATED CLUES

FAMINE

10 RELATED CLUES

ELBOWROOM

10 RELATED CLUES

ALACK

10 RELATED CLUES

FLACK

5 RELATED CLUES

POLLACK

4 RELATED CLUES

EATS

10 RELATED CLUES

ENERGYGAP

ORANG

10 RELATED CLUES

STANDPIPE

2 RELATED CLUES

BLACKCURRANTS

DRASTIC

10 RELATED CLUES

CRÈCHE

ANOXIA

BLACK

10 RELATED CLUES

ENSUE

10 RELATED CLUES

SPARSITY

10 RELATED CLUES

INDIGNANT

10 RELATED CLUES

BLACKART

1 RELATED CLUES

CRECHE

10 RELATED CLUES

JAMES

10 RELATED CLUES

LEGLESS

10 RELATED CLUES

LOWMORALE

PACKOFLIES

3 RELATED CLUES

PHAROS

10 RELATED CLUES