The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FAMINE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2015.
Period of widespread food shortage crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FAMINE | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Period of widespread food shortage
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- famine
- gamine
- dearth
- fast
- scarcity
- critical
- poverty
- loss
- spread
- spreading
- solid
- feed
Crossword Answer definitions
FAMINE noun- Extreme shortage of food in a region.
- A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
- Starvation or malnutrition.
- Severe shortage or lack of something.
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