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Be Lacking Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
verb

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• be unsuccessful

• disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

• stop operating or functioning

• be unable

• judge unacceptable

• fail to get a passing grade

• fall short in what is expected

• become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close

• prove insufficient

• deteriorate

23%7 With 40-Across, "Got any showbiz magazines?" "Regrettably, we're ..."
adjective satellite

• inadequate in amount or degree

• nonexistent

20%4 Deity lacking pizzazz, lacking heart
noun

• any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

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New York Times18 Feb 1987 Down 54
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