Essential item Crossword Clue

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Essential item Crossword Answer

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NEED

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
2. a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
(adjective)
1. necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
(verb)
1. secure or fasten with a staple or staples

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ESSENTIAL (noun)
1. anything indispensable
ESSENTIAL (adjective)
1. of the greatest importance
2. absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
ITEM (noun)
1. an individual instance of a type of symbol
2. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NEED
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More USA Today Crossword (7/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Hornets, e.g.

6. Laundry detergent pouch

9. Run out

14. Wiped out

15. Anger

16. Japanese dog breed mentioned in "La Vie Boheme"

17. Muppet who once yodeled while riding a motorized pogo stick

18. Totally flip out

20. Where to do a touchdown dance

22. ___ Tacs

23. Face shields and latex gloves, e.g. (Abbr.)

24. Hard to get close to

26. Bring back from memory

28. Clog that might be worn in "sport mode"

31. Snooze loudly

33. The ___ of March

34. Drink like a cat

36. Less civil

38. Tweaks

39. West Coast time zone, for short

40. Neckwear worn by Gru in "Despicable Me"

44. 1940 movie featuring classical music and Mickey Mouse

46. Adorable person

47. Redwood or pine

48. Home made of snow

51. Sneaker string

52. Some inline skates (and what two answers in this puzzle literally are)

55. Cannabis chemical

58. ___ constrictor

59. Room entrance

60. "I'm super confused"

63. Neckwear worn by Fred in Scooby-Doo

67. Blender option

68. RoboHop Double ___ (craft beer)

69. Regional animal life

70. "Wheels" on a gingerbread car, perhaps

71. Stanley Cup org

72. Collect dust

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Down

1. Hourly pay

2. Oodles

3. Transmit

4. Kitchen tool for slicing a pie

5. Seat at a bar

6. Bird sometimes called the rock dove

7. Spanish for gold

8. Money owed

9. Jousting spear

10. Donald Glover ___ Childish Gambino

11. Numeric panel beside a card reader

13. Art studio stands

19. Was broadcast

21. Denials

25. On the market

27. Woodworking tool

28. Chin indentation

29. Airplane-tracking tool

30. Share a thought

32. Dull routine

35. Awareness-raising ad

37. Key that acts as an "ejector seat"

39. "Ancay ouyay eakspay igpay atinlay?" language

41. Not much

42. Nigiri base

43. Added costs

45. Grain buildings

49. Rigmarole

50. "I'm willing to negotiate," for short

53. Some woodwind instruments

54. Lounges like an unbothered cat

55. Keyboard goof

56. Happy ___ (bar event)

57. Remedy

61. Zodiac lion

62. Speed limit letters

64. Actor's signal

65. First of all

66. Faucet

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