Basics Crossword Clue

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Basics Crossword Answer

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NITTYGRITTY

(11 letters)

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(noun)
1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BASICS (noun)
1. principles from which other truths can be derived
2. a statement of fundamental facts or principles

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NITTYGRITTY
(11 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
CABS

More Universal Crossword (5/5/2026) Answers

Across

1. More than enthusiastic

6. Ballet garment

10. ___-friendly

14. Unaccompanied

15. Part of, as a scheme

16. Have another go at

17. Shock's partner, at a garage

18. Flaw in a plan

19. Also emailed

20. Did a half-hearted job (In this answer, note letters 5-8)

22. Sharpen

23. "How pleasant"

24. Asgard bigwig

26. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" singer (... letters 4-7)

32. Sopranos' neighbors

35. Ridiculous

36. She dated A-Rod

37. "It's ___ real"

38. Blades that can't be sharpened

39. Middling

40. Not trans

41. Ready for a rinse

42. No longer on deck, in baseball

43. Pitcher who made his MLB debut at age 42 (... letters 5-8)

46. Clears a debt

47. Alternative to Viagra

51. Narrow opening

53. What those in the know can order from ... or what 20-, 26- or 43-Across has?

57. Hit with snowballs

58. Dos y seis

59. Mayo, but fancier

60. Balsamic accompaniment, for short

61. Family Guy mom

62. Core belief

63. Metropolis, e.g.

64. ___ upon a time

65. Deliver an address

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Down

1. Coarse files

2. "On the other hand," in texts

3. B in chemistry

4. Simultaneously

5. Picks up on

6. Type of torch or bar

7. Gram or mile

8. ___ Morrison ("The Bluest Eye" novelist)

9. X, y and z, sometimes

10. Many a young Dickens character

11. Side hustle, say

12. Biblical paradise

13. Went on horseback

21. End's end?

25. Stag's mate

27. Like a trending video

28. Like some smartphone purchases

29. Simple class

30. Princess who said, "The cold never bothered me anyway"

31. Word before "beer" or "cause"

33. Princess who asked, "Would it help if I got out and pushed?"

34. Person who takes off early?

38. Leaves the band

39. More like a sauna

41. "Too ___" (1983 Kajagoogoo hit)

42. Restlessly, on a score

44. Feline plaything

45. Word before "box" or "cube"

48. Bleeding Love singer Lewis

49. Sound, e.g.

50. Upgraded hotel room

51. What some people write on?

52. First name in jeans

54. Class with supply curves, for short

55. Stylish

56. Pink wine

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