Crucial Crossword Clue

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Crucial Crossword Answer

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VITAL

(5 letters)

PIVOTAL

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
2. (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
(verb)
1. identify as in botany or biology, for example
2. harmonize with or adjust to
(adjective)
1. serving as an essential component

Hint 2: Clue Definition

CRUCIAL (adjective)
1. of the greatest importance
2. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

VITAL
(5 letters)
PIVOTAL
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More Vox Crossword (8/12/2026) Answers

Across

1. Dismiss from a job

4. Cartoon voice artist Blanc

7. Feel remorse for

8. Square-looking

9. Like Claritin: Abbr.

10. Knuckleheaded blunder

11. Picture of stoicism

13. Peter Pan rival

14. Hawaiian dishes with cubed fish

20. Faint residue

21. Chow down

22. Text message notification

23. Pseudonym initials

24. Mark indicating time value increasing by half, in music

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Down

1. Edit out, à la Spanish newspapers' cover shots displaying the trophy-raising celebration after the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final

2. Camera option

3. "Turtle" or "bottle" follower

4. Marisa's "My Cousin Vinny" role

5. Boardroom biggie, briefly

6. Muse's music maker

8. Dynamite, in showbiz

10. What a corporate PAC money donation may act as, effectively

12. Remove from a VCR

14. Certain survivor's malady, for short

15. Cookies-and-cream ingredient

16. "Critique of Practical Reason" thinker

17. Not very convincing

18. Victoria or Tanganyika, e.g.

19. Postponement of judicial proceedings

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