Clues for the word "DEFICIT"
We've had 17 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 39 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 18, 2026.
Definition of deficit
- n. - Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc.
Referring Clues
- Perennial government concern
- Shortage
- Campaign topic
- Surplus's opposite
- Shortfall
- Budgetary concern
- Budgetary shortage
- One of the D's in 35-Across
- Fed back, I see it as a shortage
- If misquoted in a new edict, there's something lacking
- Shortfall in revenue
- Loss of business
- Loss
- Shortage less than beneficial in a new diet
- If cited wrongly, shows inadequacy
- Fed up with some illicit shortage
- Opposite of surplus
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - October 30, 2025
- Daily American - July 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 13, 2024
- Daily American - September 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - May 08, 2024
- Daily American - April 06, 2024
- USA Today - October 01, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - August 15, 2023
- Daily American - July 15, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 02, 2023
- Daily American - September 26, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - September 20, 2022
- Daily American - July 15, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - June 27, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 05, 2017
- Chronicle of Higher Education - December 02, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 29, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - September 12, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 17, 2015
- New York Times - July 07, 2015
- Netword - July 09, 2014
- Netword - December 20, 2013
- Guardian Quick - October 12, 2013
- New York Times - April 23, 2012
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 03, 2012
- And in 9 more crossword puzzles...