Need for a spill Crossword Clue

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Need for a spill Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. treat cruelly
2. censure severely or angrily
(noun)
1. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
2. newspaper with half-size pages

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SPILL (verb)
1. flow, run or fall out and become lost
2. pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
SPILL (noun)
1. the act of allowing a fluid to escape
2. a sudden drop from an upright position
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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GAR

More WSJ Crossword (5/4/2026) Answers

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20. Initials before an alias

21. Battery rating

23. It pays the bills

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31. Not that

32. Bring in, as income

33. Take a stroll

34. Action between shuffle and deal

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36. With 38-Across, place known for pilot programs, or where you might expect to find the “classes” at the ends of the starred answers

38. See 36-Across

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42. *Hearty energy

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48. Beige

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53. Stands

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56. Authentic

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64. German camera brand

65. Precious

66. 1974 Elliott Gould/Donald Sutherland comedy

67. Fruits used to flavor gin

68. Daringly original

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27. Close

28. Model buy

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38. Medium, e.g.

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61. Slump, as shoulders

62. "Give it a go!"

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