Main idea Crossword Clue

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Main idea Crossword Answer

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POINT

(5 letters)

KEYNOTE

(7 letters)

THEME

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
2. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MAIN (adjective)
1. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
2. most important element
MAIN (noun)
1. any very large body of (salt) water
2. a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
IDEA (noun)
1. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
2. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

POINT
(5 letters)
KEYNOTE
(7 letters)
THEME
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More USA Today Crossword (4/22/2026) Answers

Across

1. Cover letters?

4. Fan's sound

8. Bits of butter

12. Like gooseberries

14. More pink, like steak

16. Soothing succulent

17. Minnesota representative Ilhan

18. D.C. fixer on "Scandal"

20. Souvenirs

22. "Arrivederci" alternative

23. 'Be my guest'

24. Marry

25. ___ pal (rhyming friend)

28. Likely to snap back

29. ___-Caps (movie treat)

31. Hobby gatekeepers, often

33. In the dark

36. Danny Pudi's "Community" character

37. Broadway musician's workplace

39. Accessory for Storm or Hit-Girl

41. Athlete on the 2026 Super Bowl-winning team

42. Exciting find in a Zelda dungeon

44. Tissue layer

48. One of seven in "Se7en"

49. Show stoppers?

51. Title for Peggy Hill, when substitute-teaching Spanish

53. Just so-so

55. Tiered pricing model

57. Old Fashioned garnish

60. Bizet's "Habanera," for one

61. Dollar

62. Bee's landing spot

63. Model Holliday

64. Do as one's told

65. Nukes in the microwave

66. Alters a pair of pants, say

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1. Walks like King Kong

2. ___ Lillian Isley aka Poison Ivy

3. Picture holders

4. Used a journal

5. Angel's ring

6. Colorful eye part

7. Accelerate sharply

8. "___ Don't Preach"

9. Indian vegetarian dish

10. Spinning toy

11. "I told you!"

13. Great flea market finds

15. Bed for Persian stews

19. Lends a hand

21. “No Strings Attached” band

24. Able to lift Mjolnir, say

26. Lend a hand, deviously

27. Drug synthesized by Albert Hofmann

29. Eliminates dust bunnies, say

30. Like Bob Dylan's vocals

32. Back-of-the-envelope calculations

34. FX anthology series

35. "I've entered my villain ___"

37. Like a sandwich that might require utensils

38. "You shouldn't have!"

39. Loops into an email thread

40. Poke bowl protein

43. Zest

46. Evening event

47. "It is what it is," for one

50. Like Lake Superior

51. Liquidates stock

52. Stockpile

54. Teal Pac-Man ghost

55. Greek salad cheese

56. Sow . . . it's come to this

57. "The price is flexible" letters

58. Massage

59. Candy you must head back to get more of?

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