Crossword clues for the word: PENURY The word PENURY has appeared as an answer to at least 11 crossword clues on different crossword puzzles. Crossword clues for PENURY Showing 1 to 11 of 11 results Clue(s) "Status in ""for poorer"" category." Destitute state Extreme dearth Lack of money. Need peer to crush a Parisian uprising Poverty of a writer at the close of the century Problem of have-nots. Severe circumstances Severe frugality Severe poverty Very poor condition