Necessity Crossword Clue

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Necessity Crossword Answer

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MUSTDO

(6 letters)

MUST

(4 letters)

MUSTHAVE

(8 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. have need of
2. require as useful, just, or proper
(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 2: Clue Definition

NECESSITY (noun)
1. anything indispensable
2. the condition of being essential or indispensable

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MUSTDO
(6 letters)
MUST
(4 letters)
MUSTHAVE
(8 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DENE

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (7/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. Grindr and Caviar, e.g.

5. Per item

9. Solo at a party

13. Make available to a wider audience, in a way

15. Rabbit relative

16. Adult animated series about a cranky humanoid

18. Early video game consoles

19. Dog ... or a word before "dog"

21. X

22. Number at the bottom of a bill

25. ___-Magnon

26. Place to get a mud bath?

27. 2010 biographical sports drama

30. Prepared to take a picture from far away

31. Digging

32. Really respect

35. Less safe for work

37. Demeanor

38. Japanese host of the 1998 Winter Olympics

41. Young adult classic that teaches animal welfare

44. Perfectly fine

47. Live and ___ live

48. Tiny bits

49. Caterpillar phase

51. Inserts, as a link

53. Morose

54. Protagonists, and a phonetic description of 16-, 27- and 41-Across?

58. Alan of The West Wing

59. Outkast album with the song "Ms. Jackson"

60. ___ 'N Slide

62. Backdrops for plays

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Down

1. Opportunities from home?

2. Bit of expert advice

3. Word before "party" or "top"

4. Drum in a marching band

5. Fraternal order since 1868

6. "Say ___" (dentist's request)

7. Exec on the lookout for hacks

8. Pronoun partner of "she"

9. Woman's name in No. 1 hits from 1962 and 1985

10. Mild rather than wild

11. Fried Italian small plate

12. Produce

14. ___ kick

17. Go after, as a fly

20. Turbine part

22. Channel that may air a Mickey Rooney flick

23. Miner's find

24. Guy in Suite D?

28. Letters in a job ad

29. Puerto ___

30. Mineral in some sunscreens

32. Mosey along

33. Situations involving tough choices

34. Sphere that may be smothered in gravy

35. Chuck E. Cheese, until 1993

36. "Did that work?"

38. Not gross, financially

39. TV remote battery

40. Director Van Sant

42. Abduct

43. Pear type

44. Pink cat in "Garfield"

45. So done with something

46. U.S. state in "The Wizard of Oz"

50. Choir section

52. Muslim holiday gift that rhymes with "speedy"

53. It can be melted into glass

55. QVC competitor

56. Devoured

57. Issa of Insecure

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