Answer:

lack

Answer	Crossword Clue
LACK	Be caught short
LACK	Be in need of
LACK	Ain't got

LACK	Absence
LACK	Deficiency
LACK	Paucity
LACK	Need
LACK	More than a shortage
LACK	Dearth
LACK	Shortfall
LACK	Be deficient in

LACK	Are deficient in
LACK	Be out of
LACK	Something missing
LACK	Miss
LACK	Shortage
LACK	Be without
LACK	Insufficiency
LACK	Cry out for

LACK	Have need of
LACK	Be short of
LACK	Want
LACK	Deficit
LACK	Something needed
LACK	Surplus opposite
LACK	Don't have
LACK	Be absent

LACK	Scarcity
LACK	Want.
LACK	Complete absence.
LACK	Shortage.
LACK	Be missing.
LACK	Be without.
LACK	Need.
LACK	Dearth.

LACK	Require.
LACK	Deficiency.
LACK	Opposite of have
LACK	Be short
LACK	Start of a quotation

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.