The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STARVE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1992.
Lack sustenance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| STARVE | 100 % | 6 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lack sustenance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- starve
 - feed
 - malnutrition
 - blood
 - aliment
 - diet
 - eat
 - keep
 - living
 - maintenance
 - naked
 - oat
 
Crossword Answer definitions
STARVE verb- To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.
 - To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
 - To be very hungry.
 - To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.
 - To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
 - To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.
 - (especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold.
 
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