Deficient in manpower — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 12–letter crossword clue “Deficient in manpower”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 8th Nov 2011. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Deficient in manpower” is SHORTSTAFFED (12 letters).
We last saw “Deficient in manpower” in Guardian Quick on 8th Nov 2011.
The 12-letter answer for “Deficient in manpower” is SHORTSTAFFED.
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