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Penury Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is POVERTY which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: POVERTY

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97%7Exact Match!
noun

• the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

96%4Exact Match!
noun

• an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

• a ruined building

• the process of becoming dilapidated

• an event that results in destruction

• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

• destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

verb

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• destroy or cause to fail

• reduce to bankruptcy

• reduce to ruins

• deprive of virginity

• fall into ruin

95%4Exact Match!
noun

• a state of extreme poverty

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• anything that is necessary but lacking

• a specific feeling of desire

verb

• feel or have a desire for; want strongly

• have need of

• hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

• wish or demand the presence of

• be without, lack; be deficient in

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Quick06 Jun 2023 Down 13
The Guardian Quick12 Aug 2022 Across 11
New York Times29 Jun 2010 Across 68
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