Essential Crossword Clue

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Essential Crossword Answer

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PRIME

(5 letters)

MUST

(4 letters)

KEY

(3 letters)

CRITICAL

(8 letters)

CORE

(4 letters)

NEED

(4 letters)

BASIC

(5 letters)

NECESSARY

(9 letters)

INTRINSIC

(9 letters)

INTEGRAL

(8 letters)

INNER

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. urgently needed; absolutely necessary
2. performing an essential function in the living body

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ESSENTIAL (noun)
1. anything indispensable
ESSENTIAL (adjective)
1. of the greatest importance
2. absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

PRIME
(5 letters)
MUST
(4 letters)
KEY
(3 letters)
CRITICAL
(8 letters)
CORE
(4 letters)
NEED
(4 letters)
BASIC
(5 letters)
NECESSARY
(9 letters)
INTRINSIC
(9 letters)
INTEGRAL
(8 letters)
INNER
(5 letters)

More Newsday Crossword (9/22/2026) Answers

Across

1. Quaint "Oh my!"

5. Cluster of bananas

10. Surprise greatly

14. Angler's "tempting" gadget

15. Musical drama

16. Hesitant denial

17. Concrete chunk

18. Impressive assortment

19. Small salamander

20. Space to maneuver

22. French farewell

23. Cape Canaveral org.

24. Oscars and Emmys

25. Moan and __ (complain)

28. Baby's noisemaker

31. Pointing toward a target

33. Allow

34. 'What did you say?'

37. House's winding steps

41. Poodle or parakeet

42. 'Now I get it!'

43. "I hope you'll phone"

44. State confidently

48. Internet instigators

51. "___ for business" (store sign)

53. Gin __ (card game)

54. Sleight-of-hand scam

59. Triple-decker cookie

60. Insurer with a gecko mascot

61. Czech or Serb

62. Price labels

63. __ once (suddenly)

64. Any song

65. Venetian blind part

66. Falls into a chair

67. Predictive sign

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Down

1. Otherwise

2. Seaside bird

3. Typical Saudi

4. Gracious and charming

5. Male pigs

6. Commotion

7. Infamous Roman emperor

8. Study all night

9. Bale in a barn

10. Cherry-topped ice cream

11. That couple's

12. Not married

13. "We didn't do it!"

21. "You __ bet?"

22. Hole-punching tool

24. House's upper storage level

25. Sound astonished

26. Ready to harvest

27. Fail to include

29. Church platform

30. "Earl Grey" beverage

32. Mirror material

34. Sentry's shout

35. West Point school (Abbr.)

36. Back of a boot

38. 'Steady as __ goes'

39. Come undone, as knitting

40. Won't let go of

44. Not quite

45. Crafty

46. Tip of a work boot

48. Jogging gaits

49. Of farm life

50. Last Greek letter

52. Storylines

54. Get cash for

55. Hawaiian port

56. Grad

57. Horse's neck hair

58. Smooth out

60. Empty space

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