The Clue
Like yardage on a fourth down (6 letter answer)
The Answer
NEEDED
Tags
Notes
The answer NEEDED is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
Related Clues
Called for
Compulsory
In demand
Essential
Indispensable
Lacked
Lacking
Mandatory
Necessary
Obligatory
Required
Requisite
Vital
Had to have
Had a lack
Not optional
Was short
Something nice to feel
Like fourth-down yardage
"If I ___ Someone," Beatles hit
Definition
NEED as a verb:
1. (necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand) = require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
2. (want, need, require) = have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
3. have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"
NEEDED as an adjective:
1. (needed, needful, required, requisite) = necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful"