Core principle Crossword Clue

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Core principle Crossword Answer

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BASIS

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(noun)
1. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRINCIPLE (noun)
1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
2. rule of personal conduct
CORE (noun)
1. (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
2. a small group of indispensable persons or things
CORE (verb)
1. remove the core or center from

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

BASIS
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More Apple+ Crossword (4/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. Organization for mental-health professionals

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15. Skedaddle

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17. Energy source in Minecraft

19. Post on billboard.com?

20. "Frozen" queen

21. Name hidden in the interior of a word in this clue

23. Part of MTWTF (Abbr.)

24. __ of hand

26. Hauler's cargo

30. Username

31. Goes kaput

32. Follower of boo or yoo

33. Eyelid irritation

34. Some poker tells

35. Slow-cooked meal

36. What rows 3, 5, 11, and 13 of this puzzle each do?

39. Introduces

42. Gazillions

43. Great ___ (dog breed)

46. Premed course

47. 401(k) alternatives

48. Apportions

50. Gaga

52. What icicles do in the sun

53. "Ur not wrong"

54. Ski-jumping great Takanashi

56. Latin phrase in the title of a court case

57. Wolf or coyote, for example

60. Like the Spanish word "mano," grammatically

62. Roused from sleep

63. Particle in a quantum-physics textbook

64. Formula One vehicle

65. State-of-the-art

66. Sound of laryngitis

67. Windy City trains

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1. From scratch

2. Rice dishes traditionally made with saffron

3. "OK, refresh your email inbox!"

4. Opposite of "fore" on a ship

5. Make a decent person out of?

7. Crystal ball gazer

8. Parent celebrated in May

9. Becomes less intense

10. Home to Jawaharlal Nehru University

11. Winless streak

12. Period of many, many years

13. Direction opposite SSW

18. Accepted a proposal

22. "Would love to, but no guarantees"

25. Actor Powell

27. Use a hammock

28. Weeding tool

29. Remove from a no-parking zone

31. "Jurassic Park" critters

34. Industry heavyweights

35. Prevents from leaking out

37. Truth alternative at a slumber party

38. Fluffy rice cake often served with sambar

39. Six-pack parts

40. Lacking light

41. "Time's a-wasting!"

44. Mean

45. Everlasting

47. Apple Music predecessor

48. Los ___ (site of Oppenheimer's lab)

49. Sinister smiles

51. Youngster’s three-wheeler

52. Activist Thunberg

55. Off in the distance

57. Soda container

58. Knock the socks off of

59. Tolkien tree creature

61. Mischievous type

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