Of the utmost importance Crossword Clue

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VITAL

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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

IMPORTANCE (noun)
1. a prominent status
2. the quality of being important and worthy of note
UTMOST (adjective)
1. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
2. highest in extent or degree
UTMOST (noun)
1. the greatest possible degree

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

VITAL
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Hint 4: Anagram

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KYE

More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (3/7/2025) Answers

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14. Feeling of wonder created by the cinema

16. ___ Emanuel, former White House Chief of Staff

17. Citrusy product from Crush or Fanta

18. In its current state

19. Salad green sometimes used as an ornamental plant

20. Record collector's collection, for short

21. Watercrafts found in "watercrafts"

23. Snaky letter

25. Still uninformed

27. Mouthpiece on a bridle

28. Boards on which paint colors are mixed

29. Racer Earnhardt or Earnhardt Jr.

31. Get smaller, as the moon

32. Goes without sunscreen, maybe

33. Disney-star-turned-singer with the 2021 hit "Drivers License"

36. Soon in poetry

37. Minor criticisms

38. All over again

39. Summery outfit that might have a floral pattern

41. Oil ___ (drilling apparatus)

42. Humbled oneself

43. 1960s fashion style

44. Beer brand popular with hipsters, for short

47. City, in German

48. Word before peeve or project

49. Clarified butter commonly used in parts of Asia

50. "I'll pay you later" marker

51. Seat being fought over in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series

54. Where the heart is, they say

55. Fruity green cocktails made with vodka

56. Gorillas and gibbons

57. Opalescent gem with lunar qualities

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1. Use a pipe, perhaps

2. Traditional Jewish circle dances

3. Squashed circles

4. Napa Valley product

5. M.A. or B.A.

6. Eggy breakfast dish

7. Like a stereotypically upper-crust American

8. World Wildlife Fund and Doctors Without Borders, for short

9. "Ice Age" sloth

10. Measurement-taking appointment at a lingerie store

11. Final phase

12. "Mmmm, yes, gotcha"

13. There are ~2.5 of them in an in.

15. Went door to door singing Christmas songs

22. Amazement

24. Chicken ___ (butter-filled entree)

25. Some small iPods

26. Web feed initials

27. Social arrangements with strangers

28. Pieces of a whole

29. Stereotypical place to find cops on their break

30. Introvert's request after a party, perhaps

31. Part of a garment that might be cinched

34. Subject of Newton's first law of motion

35. Midnight refrigerator run

36. Taken ___ whole

40. Cleanse (of)

41. Black and stinky, like forgotten potatoes

43. ___ Park (Thomas Edison's home)

44. Record player, in brief

45. West African country that borders Togo

46. Witherspoon who won an Oscar for her role as June Carter in "Walk The Line"

48. Cops, slangily

49. Character trait for someone who overcomes obstacles

50. ___-___ Slide (popular line dance)

52. Meas. of engine speed

53. Elevations, for short

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