Heart of the matter Crossword Clue

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Heart of the matter Crossword Answer

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MEAT

(4 letters)

CRUX

(4 letters)

GIST

(4 letters)

ATOM

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a small lump or protuberance
2. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MATTER (noun)
1. a vaguely specified concern
2. some situation or event that is thought about
MATTER (verb)
1. have weight; have import, carry weight
HEART (noun)
1. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
2. the courage to carry on

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MEAT
(4 letters)
CRUX
(4 letters)
GIST
(4 letters)
ATOM
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Newsday Crossword (4/10/2026) Answers

Across

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11. County near London

12. Missouri city, in a sense

13. Start of a quote

15. Unrestrainedly

17. Carries around

18. Popular toy

21. 'Scat!'

23. Script writers

24. Suit

25. Innovator called Al as a kid

27. They're not legit

28. Middle of quote

32. Prepare, as brioches, perhaps

33. Minute parts

38. Where "every kind of creature" was kept

39. Oso __ (Barcelona bear)

44. Speaker of the quote, reminiscing about 52-Down

47. Nation tops in population density

48. Alma mater for Streep and Hathaway

49. Disinclined to mix

50. Kilowatt-hour fraction

52. Gush forth

53. Get behind

54. Conclusion of quote

58. Skate through

59. Lower your blades

60. Music genre beginning

61. Window adjunct, often

62. Clorox cleaner brand

63. Destroyer designation

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Down

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2. It's south of Green Bay on I-41

3. Poetic monogram

4. Great weight

5. Self-evident truth

6. Heavy reading?

7. Some LAPD officers

8. Elation exclamation

9. Fancy topper

10. Odious

14. Abbr. on corporate cheques

15. Store to improve

16. New Delhi nabob

19. Treasure Island inspiration

20. Roles associated with 44-Across

22. Try hard to win

24. Basic dude

27. Email mover

29. Christophe's corpulent

30. Irish euro depiction

31. Luau keepsake

33. Ideologies

34. Texter's transition

35. Decadal

36. Top-10 baby girl name since 2005

37. Left a union

39. Reach the highest height

40. Posture supporters

41. Recreation destinations

42. Poker replacements

43. Oppressive persona

45. The usual

46. Unceasingly

51. Certain schoolrooms

52. Subject of the quote

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56. Speak fondly

57. "Lines" of travel that are Blue, Brown, Pink, Purple, etc.

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