Essential Crossword Clue

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Essential Crossword Answer

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VITAL

(5 letters)

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)

INNER

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
2. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
(noun)
1. the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)

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

VITAL
(5 letters)
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)
INNER
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More WSJ Crossword (11/6/2024) Answers

Across

1. Opposite of 60-Across, and, with 10-Across, close examination

5. Leave alone, like all but one letter in a word ladder step

10. Old magazine that rivaled 62-Across (and see 1-Across)

14. Rutting animals?

16. 17th in order of succession to the British throne

17. “Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands” star

18. Carriage

19. Ranch hire

20. Indonesia's ___ Islands

21. Pirate plunder

22. Like the Incas

24. Got me!

26. Make a touchdown

27. At sea

28. Go to

31. Camp sight

32. DJ’s collection

35. Consumed, in a way

36. Detergent mentioned in the lyrics of a “Hair” song

38. Slinky, essentially

39. Travel guide?

40. Crooked

41. River setting, often

43. Hang in there

44. Highway division

45. Leave a mark

47. “La Grande Odalisque” painter

50. Part of 57-Down

51. Co. that became part of Verizon

53. Diagonal, e.g.

54. Mischievous

55. With “The,” 1970 Disney movie

58. Belgian singer-composer Jacques

59. Cookie brand originally financed by Marvin Gaye and Helen Reddy

60. Opposite of 1-Across, and, with 62-Across, leisurely existence

61. Graff of “Mr. Belvedere”

62. Old magazine that rivaled 10-Across (and see 60-Across)

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Down

1. Some printers

2. Kauai hi

3. Saoirse of "Lady Bird"

4. Petered out

5. High hit

6. Gofer's task

7. Pre-1917 ruler

8. Entrances

9. “___ es otra” (“That’s different,” in Spanish)

10. Cranston of “The Shadow”

11. Pungent bulb

12. You’re ___ talk!

13. "Barbie" role

15. Like hell

21. Salacious sin

23. Ursula of “Dr. No”

25. “Mellow Yellow” singer

28. Pitcher's asset

29. Gossip, slangily

30. Bar fixture

31. It's a blast

32. Texter’s titter

33. Cobbler kin

34. Wily

38. Like some errors

40. Lure

42. Outsiders in the barrio

43. How a rainforest grows

44. Uses as a bed

45. Yogi in Cooperstown

46. Track doings

48. As a friend, to François

49. Playing by a different ___ rules

52. Proctor’s call

54. 16th prez

55. “100 Years...100 Movies” org.

56. Cal. heading

57. U-turn from NNW

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