Acute Food Shortage Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FAMINE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: FAMINE

Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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3	37%	5		Acute … or the opposite of acute

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We think the answer is "FAMINE" which means:

noun

• An acute insufficiency
• A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

An example sentence would be:

• "The country is experiencing a severe famine, with millions of people on the brink of starvation."
• "Many children in the region suffer from malnutrition due to the ongoing famine."

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times14 Mar 1982	Across 48
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