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noun • an acute insufficiency • a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death | ||||||||
| 20% | 7 | Shortage | ||||||
noun • the state of being absent • failure to be present • the time interval during which something or somebody is away • the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy | ||||||||
| 20% | 8 | Shortage of oxygen in the bloodstream | ||||||
noun • abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood | ||||||||
Extreme Shortage Crossword Clue
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FAMINE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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FAMINE
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times22 Oct 2000 | Across 70 | |
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1 | An extreme shortage of food resulting in mass famine | |
2 | Extreme food shortage
The Guardian Speedy -
19 Apr 2020 | The Guardian Speedy / 19 Apr 2020 |
3 | Extreme scarcity or shortage of food | |
4 | Extreme shortage of food
The Guardian Quick -
06 Mar 2000 | The Guardian Quick / 06 Mar 2000 |
5 | Oh dear - a shortage!
The Guardian Cryptic -
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7 | Source of water during shortage
The Guardian Quick -
21 Apr 2010 | The Guardian Quick / 21 Apr 2010 |
