SHORTAGE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 182 solutions for 'SHORTAGE' with 3 to 16 letters.
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The clue "shortage" last appeared in the Washington Post crossword on March 1, 2024. The correct answer for this puzzle is "NEED", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
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SHORTAGE with 9 letters
SUFFERING
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TIGHTNESS
9
SHORTAGE with 10 letters
ABSTINENCE
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ANTICLIMAX
10
DEFICIENCY
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DIFFICULTY
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DIMINUTION
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EMACIATION
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FAULTINESS
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IMMATURITY
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IMPAIRMENT
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INACCURACY
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INADEQUACY
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INCOMPLETE
10
INEFFICACY
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INEPTITUDE
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INSECURITY
10
INSOLVENCY
10
MEAGERNESS
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MEAGRENESS
10
MEDIOCRITY
10
PATCHINESS
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SCANTINESS
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SCARCENESS
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SHORTENING
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SPARSENESS
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STARVATION
10
UNEVENNESS
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WITHDRAWAL
10
SHORTAGE with 11 letters
CONTRACTION
11
CURTAILMENT
11
DEFALCATION
11
DELINQUENCY
11
DEPRIVATION
11
DERANGEMENT
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DERELICTION
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DESTITUTION
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DISTURBANCE
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FALLIBILITY
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INEXACTNESS
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INEXPERTISE
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INFERIORITY
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INFERTILITY
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INFREQUENCY
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INSTABILITY
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MISSING LINK
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REQUIREMENT
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SHORTCOMING
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SKETCHINESS
11
UNSOUNDNESS
11
SHORTAGE with 12 letters
ADULTERATION
12
BEGGARLINESS
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CONSTRICTION
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FALLING SHORT
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IMPERFECTION
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INCOMPETENCE
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INCOMPLETION
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INEXACTITUDE
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INEXPERIENCE
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IRREGULARITY
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MALNUTRITION
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SHORT MEASURE
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SIGNIFICANCE
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UNCOMMONNESS
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UNDERCURRENT
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UNDERFEEDING
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SHORTAGE with 13 letters
DEFECTIBILITY
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DEFECTIVENESS
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DISCONTINUITY
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DISPOSSESSION
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ERRONEOUSNESS
13
INDISPOSITION
13
INFLEXIBILITY
13
INSUBSTANTIAL
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INSUFFICIENCY
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UNDEVELOPMENT
13
SHORTAGE with 14 letters
IMPOVERISHMENT
14
INADEQUATENESS
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INCOMPLETENESS
14
SHORTAGE with 15 letters
IMPECUNIOUSNESS
15
UNPERFECTEDNESS
15
SHORTAGE with 16 letters
UNDERNOURISHMENT
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Top answers for SHORTAGE crossword clue from newspapers

NEED
DEARTH
LACK
SCARCITY

Definitions of shortage

  • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
  • an acute insufficiency

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What is the best solution to the riddle SHORTAGE?

Solution LACK is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution LACK is 4 letters long. We have 7 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "SHORTAGE"?

There are 182 solutions. The longest is UNDERNOURISHMENT with 16 letters, and the shortest is GAP with 3 letters.

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How long are the solutions for "SHORTAGE"?

Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.

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Clue Answers
A PROLONGED SHORTAGE
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A STATE OCCASIONED BY SCARCITY OF MONEY AND A SHORTAGE OF CREDIT
11
A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF FOOD RESULTING IN VIOLENT HUNGER AND STARVATION AND DEATH
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A KITCHEN GARDEN PLANTED DURING WARTIME TO RELIEVE FOOD SHORTAGES
10
Severe food shortage
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Severe shortage
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Result of a gas shortage
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Critical shortage
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OXYGEN-carrying pigment in red blood cells, shortage of
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Extreme food shortage
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Famines or shortages
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Food shortage
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Great shortage
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Period of widespread food shortage
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Prolonged shortage of rain
1
Severe shortage of food
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Severe water shortage
1
Stopgap for an energy shortage
1
Blood sugar shortage as in diabetes
1
Shortage of rainfall
1
‘SHORTAGE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘SHORTAGE’ is the solution:
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