Should the need ___ Crossword Clue

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Should the need ___ Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. result or issue
2. get up and out of bed

Hint 2: Clue Definition

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

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27. Short-sleeved shirt style

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32. Pottery ___ (furniture store since 1949)

33. Small, swarming fly

34. ___-state area (greater New York City region, e.g.)

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Down

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