Most important part Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
2. (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
(verb)
1. identify as in botany or biology, for example
2. harmonize with or adjust to
(adjective)
1. serving as an essential component

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PART (noun)
1. the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
2. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
PART (adverb)
1. to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
PART (verb)
1. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
2. force, take, or pull apart
MOST (adverb)
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
2. used to form the superlative
MOST (adjective)
1. (superlative of `many’ used with count nouns and often preceded by `the’) quantifier meaning the greatest in number
2. the superlative of `much’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the’; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (2/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Coinage of the early 2000s?

16. Sierra Nevada product

17. Jeans material for a worn-out look

18. Email folder

19. Bear up?

21. "___-roh!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons")

22. Jerk

23. Bird that Zeus disguised himself as in a much-told Greek myth

25. Traditional folk dance

27. Pantheon feature

29. Rita on "The Masked Singer"

30. Challenge

31. Car requirement beginning in 1998

35. "___ regards …" (letter sign-off)

37. Raw, in a way

38. Remove from office

39. "It ___ easy"

40. N.Y.P.D. rank: Abbr.

41. Prepares, as coq au vin

43. Chinese menu possessive

44. Steps in diagnosing A.C.L. injuries, perhaps

46. Carton amts.

47. ___-de-sac

48. Kung __ chicken

49. Concerning

51. ___ the Great, king of ancient Persia

54. Create a distraction, so to speak

57. Heroine in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" books

58. Midwest city dubbed the "Little Apple"

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Down

1. Travel safety grp. at school

2. Arabic male name meaning "prince"

3. Delivery methods?

4. Slick, say

5. Tailor’s measurement

6. Three-time W.N.B.A. champs of the 2020s

7. Happened

8. Adjoining, in a way

9. Illuminating point

10. Soda brand since 1937

11. Antediluvian

12. Second-most-common surname in Korea, after Kim

13. Sri ___

14. World traveler?

15. Big name in Cognac

22. Suit material

24. Blemish

25. Modern streaming device

26. You can find her in this clue (hidden!)

27. Like Snoop Dogg, faith-wise, when he changed his name to Snoop Lion

28. Flatbread choices

30. Start of a child's letter

32. Funk music features

33. Carrier of the Golden Fleece

34. Picks up

36. Actress Mazar

37. Hitches

39. Neighborhood in New York City where Zohran Mamdani lived before being elected the city's mayor

42. Brightness measurement of a sort

43. Serving piece

44. Hawaiian for "mountain"

45. Saoirse of 2019's "Little Women"

47. Magna ___

48. Carriage in Coventry

50. Right away

51. Secretary, for example

52. Where Jackie Robinson played four(!) college sports, in brief

53. Accompanies (to)

55. Standoff's conclusion?

56. Blow air on

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