___ necessity (basic need) Crossword Clue

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___ necessity (basic need) Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
2. just barely adequate or within a lower limit
(verb)
1. lay bare
2. make public

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

NECESSITY (noun)
1. anything indispensable
2. the condition of being essential or indispensable
NEED (verb)
1. have need of
2. require as useful, just, or proper
NEED (noun)
1. anything that is necessary but lacking
2. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Daily Themed Crossword (3/24/2026) Answers

Across

1. "___-ching!" (cash register sound)

4. "It's c-c-cold!" sound

7. Feeling unhappy

10. Ready, willing and ___

12. ___ Speedwagon of "Can't Fight This Feeling"

13. Vowels that come between “a” and “u”

14. Christmas carol

15. "Ed, Edd n ___" (animated series)

17. Much ___ About Nothing, 1993 Michael Keaton film

18. Large, salty body of water

20. Holiday with dyed eggs

22. Color of the card shown in badminton to indicate disqualification (Hint: rhymes with "Out you go, no coming back")

24. "___-la-la!" (expression like "wow")

25. Mother's Day month

26. NCAA home of the Buckeyes: Abbr.

28. "That price is negotiable," in ads: Abbr.

31. Color of the card shown in field hockey to indicate a minor offense (Hint: rhymes with "Take two minutes off the team, you need to play clean")

33. Get down on one knee, perhaps

37. Disorderly chaos

38. Milk-giving bovine

39. Suffix with "infant" or "percent"

40. Number of fingers held up in a peace sign

43. Color of the card shown in a rugby league to send a player to the "sin bin" (Hint: rhymes with "Now's the time to stay mellow, my fellow")

45. Comedy club sounds: 3 wds.

48. "___: Miami" (procedural TV show): Abbr.

49. "Apple Pie ___ Mode," Destiny's Child song: 2 wds.

50. ___ of Man, island in the Irish Sea

52. Color of the card shown in quadball for a foul which sends the player to the penalty box (Hint: rhymes with "Sit tight and rejoin anew")

56. Internet connection technology: Abbr.

57. Bellboy's reward

58. Go on a tirade

59. Company that bought Netscape in 1999: Abbr.

60. "T" preceder, phonetically

61. X, Y, or Z, e.g.

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1. Pepsi container

2. "Sex and the City" network: Abbr.

3. Bitter ___ (brew)

4. Shatters into pieces, as glass

5. Color of the card shown in soccer for ejection from a match (Hint: rhymes with "No appeals, enough said")

6. Cowboy contest

7. ___ belt (car safety feature)

8. Assistant, or right-hand man

9. You have to open one to enter a room

11. Anna's sister in "Frozen"

16. ___ Ming (former NBA player)

19. Business school course, for short

21. Antique ___ (store selling old stuff)

23. Drain cleaners

25. “Tom and Jerry” studio: Abbr.

27. Merchandise ID with bars: Abbr.

29. Heat up, like water for tea

30. Home of Norway's Ibsen Museum

32. "Como ___ usted?" ("How are you?" in Spanish)

34. Rolls-___ (luxury car brand)

35. Has a mortgage, say

36. "That's yuckyyy!"

41. Color of the card newly introduced by Portugal to reward fair play in soccer (Hint: rhymes with "Your sportsmanship was a light")

42. Watering spot in the desert

44. Astrological sign that follows Virgo

45. "We ___ great time at the beach": 2 wds.

46. As if that weren’t enough

47. Auditorium

51. Audiophile's collection: Abbr.

53. Busy California airport code

54. "Cycle" or "corn" lead-in

55. Creatures with antennae, perhaps: Abbr.

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