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Staleness Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MUST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "MUST" which means:

    noun
  • • A necessary or essential thing
  • • Grape juice before or during fermentation
  • • The quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy
  • adjective satellite
  • • Highly recommended
  • verb
  • • (modal auxiliary, defective) to do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
  • • (modal auxiliary, defective) to do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a negative consequence.
  • • (modal auxiliary, defective) said about something that is very likely, probable, or certain to be true
  • • To make musty.
  • • To become musty.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "You must finish your homework before you can play."
  • • "We must wake up early tomorrow for our flight."

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New York Times29 Apr 1983 Across 17
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