The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHTG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1990.
Lack, in brief crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| SHTG | 100 % | 4 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lack, in brief
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- absence
 - bit
 - brevity
 - faint
 - inflation
 - little
 - memory
 - scant
 - shirttail
 - short
 - shortly
 - taste
 
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