Word "KEY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
Synonyms:
cay, florida key

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Synonyms:
describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key out, name

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(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
Synonyms:
paint
Examples:
he hit a jump shot from the top of the key

Crossword Clues for KEY

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Clue Source Date
Piano part
Use to open a lock
Tim, comedian who co-wrote and starred in the 2025 film The Ballad Of Wallis Island (3)
Lock opener Puzzler Backwords 29 Jun 2025
Crib translation (3)
Vital The Telegraph Quick 19 Jun 2025
Note with which one gains admittance (3)
Lock opener that you may use to start a car
Kind of note required for the tonic (3)
Explanation of symbols used on a map (3)
Toothed lock opener
"The ___ to success is ..."
Critical Newsday 23 May 2025
Unlocking tool
Crucial The Telegraph Quick 22 May 2025
Lock turner
Map inset New York Times 17 May 2025
Paper with the answers New York Times Mini 17 May 2025
Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the ___ of Life" TV 11 May 2025
Lock's partner
A noted opener
Of prime importance Newsday 04 May 2025
Lock opener Mirror Classic 04 May 2025
Lock opener
Legend The Sun Two Speed 03 May 2025
Vital area of Lake Yosemite The Sun Two Speed 03 May 2025
Major or minor in music Universal 02 May 2025
Minor thing, to a musician
Locker unlocker
Crucial Eugene Sheffer 30 Apr 2025
One of the bunch has a bit of a black eye! (3)
Essential part of typewriter (3)
Crucial Eugene Sheffer 24 Apr 2025
Item used to unlock a door
Keegan-Michael _, 18-Across's The Predator costar
Lock's partner...or a synonym of "important"
Lock opener Puzzler Backwords 09 Apr 2025
Most important Newsday 09 Apr 2025
Skeleton or church follower
Lock's perfect fit
Item copied for a roommate
__ lime pie LA Times Daily 10 Mar 2025
Explanatory table of symbols The Times Concise 10 Mar 2025
Item accompanying a diary, perhaps New York Times 07 Mar 2025
Ignition insert Family Time 03 Mar 2025
Comedy series "___ & Peele"
Locker will scratch the surface (3)
Lock unlocker LA Times Daily 25 Feb 2025
The solution, note (3)
Lock opener Eugene Sheffer 20 Feb 2025
"The Skeleton ___"; horror movie for Kate Hudson
"The ___ to success is ..."
Escape room item New York Times Mini 18 Feb 2025
Opener that a thief might not need
Crucial The Telegraph Quick 03 Feb 2025
Use it to open a lock
Word before "lime pie" or "note"
Opener of vital importance (3)
Insert or Page Up USA Today 25 Jan 2025
Low or off follower
Black or white piano part
Door opener The Sun Mini 19 Jan 2025
Crucial; opener The Telegraph Quick 18 Jan 2025
Pivotal Newsday 17 Jan 2025
Essential Universal 14 Jan 2025
Door unlocker
Don's left the ass a note!
"The ___ to success is ..."
Lock opener Premier Sunday 05 Jan 2025
Car starter: ignition -
Harbour we hear associated with a lock (3)
Island wharf radioed
One taking turns as an opener?
___ lime pie
Part of a piano (which, with 29-Across, forms the name of a different instrument)
Lock's friend?
One of 88 on a piano New York Times Mini 18 Dec 2024
A piano piece?
Crucial The Telegraph Quick 16 Dec 2024
A Florida pitch (3)
Pivotal Newsday 12 Dec 2024
Important Thomas Joseph 11 Dec 2024
"___ & Peele" (comedy series)
Piano part Thomas Joseph 10 Dec 2024
Piano part
Look opener (3)
Door unlocking tool
Escape or return, e.g.
Big Torch, Middle Torch or Little Torch
Essential USA Today 23 Nov 2024
Useful item in many "Zelda" games
The opening note? (3)
Teacher's answer sheet USA Today 15 Nov 2024
Crucial The Telegraph Mini 14 Nov 2024
A lock is not safe from it Family Time 11 Nov 2024
One of 88 on a piano USA Today 03 Nov 2024
One taking a turn as opener?
The opening answer (3)
Hotel desk handout
Skeleton ____, opener of many locks The Telegraph Mini 31 Oct 2024
___ lime pie
Item handed over at a lease signing
Quay said to be explanation (3)
Escape room find, maybe
One may be under a rock or a pot
Essential opener (3)
Tonality suitable for a Largo (3)
Keegan-Michael who voices Bumblebee in Transformers One
Essential part of a typewriter (3)
Enter or alt, e.g.
Item in a super's set Wall Street Journal 23 Sep 2024
What comes before West in Florida? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 20 Sep 2024
Essential instrument for locking (3)
Winged tree fruit (3)
Code explanation
Map guide
Unlocking tool USA Today 10 Sep 2024
Lock opener
Diary locker
Piano part Commuter 27 Aug 2024
Crucial USA Today 23 Aug 2024
Crucial Universal 23 Aug 2024
Used to open or close a lock (3)
Essential Universal 15 Aug 2024
Paper with the answers on it New York Times Mini 06 Aug 2024
Crucial The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 01 Aug 2024
Most important Newsday 01 Aug 2024
Important opener (3) Puzzler Cryptic 26 Jul 2024
Piano part Thomas Joseph 24 Jul 2024
Opener of a door or heart
Door opener
C major, for example Universal 16 Jul 2024
Who was New Zealand's prime minister between Clark and English? (3)
Lock opener
A minor, for instance (3)
Part of a typewriter or piano
Lock opener
What a thief doesn't need to break in
Critical The Telegraph Quick 23 Jun 2024
Clockwork winder
__ lime pie LA Times Daily 20 Jun 2024
Map legend
One of eighty-eight on a piano
"___ & Peele" (comedy series)
Critical Wall Street Journal 08 Jun 2024
Lock opener that you may use to start a car
It unlocks things (3)
Has it a musical ring? (3)
Fundamental way to get in Mirror Cryptic 27 May 2024
Crucial Mirror Quick 27 May 2024
Unlocking tool
Essential The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 21 May 2024
What context is, in a saying New York Times 19 May 2024
Locked door opener Family Time 19 May 2024
Device for operating a lock (3)
Small 13, but crucial The Times Quick Cryptic 14 May 2024
Francis Scott ____
Clef (3)
___ lime pie
Of great importance (3)
Lock opener
It may say "shift" or "enter"
It shows you the correct answers
Lock unlocker
Peele's partner LA Times Daily 25 Apr 2024
Lock's partner...or a synonym of "important"
Floridian island (3)
Instrument for locking (3)
Lock opener Newsday 16 Apr 2024
Major or minor in music Universal 13 Apr 2024
Lock opener Thomas Joseph 03 Apr 2024
The solution lies in a black eye! (3)
Synonym for major that can follow "major"
Under lock and __ Newsday 27 Mar 2024
Under lock and ___
A donkey has one just like a turkey, note (3)
Part of a piano (3) Puzzler 26 Mar 2024
Lock opener that's still the symbol for "unlock" despite phone security primarily being digital
A flat, e.g. (or what's used to get into one) (3)
Lock need
Computer input button
An opener of note (3)
Lock partner Premier Sunday 25 Feb 2024
Church _
Door or lock opener (3)
Cryptography aid
Lock opener
Fits lock
Crucially important Wall Street Journal 17 Feb 2024
Solution or explanation (3)
The answer to a bit of a black eye? (3)
"___ Largo, Montego, baby, why don't we go?"
It can really open doors
Opener that a thief might not need
Escape room find LA Times Daily 03 Feb 2024
Device that turns in a lock Puzzler Backwords 02 Feb 2024
Lock opener a thief may not need
One taking a turn as opener, partnering "20 Down" (3)
If you lose "14 Across", here's a duplicate (3)
Decryption need LA Times Daily 25 Jan 2024
E or G, e.g. Wall Street Journal 20 Jan 2024
Peele's co-star from 2012-2015
Wonka actor Keegan-Michael
It's got all the answers New York Times 31 Dec 2023
Crucial The Telegraph Quick 28 Dec 2023
Hotel card
What can open a locked diary
Piano part Commuter 25 Dec 2023
___ lime pie
Middle C, e.g. New York Times 21 Dec 2023
Lock's friend?
Lock opener LA Times Daily 18 Dec 2023
Crucial Eugene Sheffer 15 Dec 2023
Every lock has one
Piano part
Crucial The Telegraph Quick 05 Dec 2023
One of 88 on a typical piano
Locking instrument Puzzler Backwords 02 Dec 2023
Comedy sketch series "___ & Peele"
Control, Alt or Delete Universal 27 Nov 2023
Lock opener New York Times Mini 25 Nov 2023
Space bar, for one New York Times Mini 23 Nov 2023
Door opener Family Time 23 Nov 2023
Unlocking instrument?
Piano part Thomas Joseph 09 Nov 2023
"Toothed" lock-opening need
Hotel desk handout
Tab, for one Wall Street Journal 25 Oct 2023
Kind of lime pie
Integral USA Today 15 Oct 2023
Lock opener
A Major or B flat, for one
Under lock and ___ (locked away)
Lock opener
Important Wall Street Journal 26 Sep 2023
Word used to decrypt a cipher Universal 23 Sep 2023
Lock's counterpart
A minor, e.g USA Today 06 Sep 2023
Lock opener Eugene Sheffer 05 Sep 2023
Car starter
Lock opener
Locking need
Crucial requirement The Telegraph Quick 06 Aug 2023
All-important Newsday 03 Aug 2023
Most important The Telegraph Quick 24 Jul 2023
Hotel room opener
Lock opener
Critical The Telegraph Quick 16 Jul 2023
Crucial Eugene Sheffer 15 Jul 2023
Lock go-with Premier Sunday 09 Jul 2023
Tab, for one LA Times Daily 25 Jun 2023
___ lime pie
Tab or Esc USA Today 27 May 2023
Piano part Thomas Joseph 27 May 2023
___ to the city (honor bestowed on some VIPs)
Padlock unlocker
Esc or T Universal 01 May 2023
Critical New York Times 26 Apr 2023
Crucial USA Today 21 Apr 2023
Critically important New York Times 19 Apr 2023
Locker unlocker
Black or white piece of a piano
Delete, e.g LA Times Daily 13 Apr 2023
Keegan-Michael ___, actor and comedian who voices Toad in the 2023 film "Super Mario Bros. Movie"
Vital Newsday 02 Apr 2023
Crucial Newsday 26 Mar 2023
C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth
Lock's counterpart
___ signature (C# major, e.g.) USA Today 11 Mar 2023
Caps Lock or Backspace, e.g.
It unlocks locks
Crucial The Telegraph Quick 24 Feb 2023
Shift or Enter New York Times 22 Feb 2023
Anthem lyricist with a musical name New York Times 21 Feb 2023
One of 88 on a piano LA Times Daily 30 Jan 2023
What a trespasser doesn't have
Crucial Universal 18 Jan 2023
Vital USA Today 18 Jan 2023
A major, maybe extremely kamikaze, back in army The Guardian Cryptic 06 Jan 2023
Locker unlocker
Pivotal Newsday 30 Dec 2022
Solution LA Times Daily 24 Dec 2022
Lock's friend?
Lock opener Eugene Sheffer 12 Dec 2022
Lock's partner
Lock opener USA Today 18 Nov 2022
Exciting escape room discovery LA Times Daily 10 Nov 2022
Enter, for one New York Times 10 Nov 2022
It jingles on a janitor's ring New York Times 08 Nov 2022
It jingles on a janitor’s ring New York Times 08 Nov 2022
Centrally important The Telegraph Quick 07 Nov 2022
Lock opener
Exceptionally important Wall Street Journal 01 Nov 2022
Hotel desk handout
Caps Lock or Shift, e.g.
Hotel card, for one
Lock insert Newsday 12 Oct 2022
It has all the answers New York Times 11 Oct 2022
Crucial Newsday 09 Oct 2022
Lock insert
Super important USA Today 29 Sep 2022
Critical Wall Street Journal 15 Sep 2022
Development in cryptography New York Times 11 Sep 2022
Lock's better half?
__ lime pie LA Times Daily 28 Aug 2022
A Major or D minor, for one
Cipher-solving aid Universal 22 Aug 2022
Lock unlocker Premier Sunday 21 Aug 2022
Item that might be hidden under a front door mat New York Times 16 Aug 2022
Lock insert Newsday 15 Aug 2022
Most important Newsday 14 Aug 2022
Shift or Enter USA Today 10 Aug 2022
One of 88 on a piano USA Today 04 Aug 2022
Crucial Newsday 31 Jul 2022
Pivotal Wall Street Journal 30 Jul 2022
Lock opener Premier Sunday 17 Jul 2022
Lock's companion
Vital LA Times Daily 14 Jul 2022
Piano bit
Fundamental shift?
Lock opener Thomas Joseph 13 Jun 2022
Chest unlocker The Washington Post Sunday 12 Jun 2022
Lock opener LA Times Daily 31 May 2022
C minor, for Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5"
Netflix's "Locke & ___"
Lock's partner
Lock opener
___ lime pie
Vital The Telegraph Quick 02 May 2022
Car starter
Word after "skeleton" or "shift" Universal 13 Mar 2022
Tab, for one Thomas Joseph 11 Mar 2022
"The Star-Spangled Banner" writer Francis Scott ___ Family Time 06 Mar 2022
Hotel door opener
Padlock partner Family Time 28 Feb 2022
Lock opener
Anthem author LA Times Daily 13 Jan 2022
Excellent thing to sing in Family Time 27 Dec 2021
E or G, e.g Universal 24 Dec 2021
Crucial Eugene Sheffer 20 Dec 2021
"Locke and ___" (TV series)
A minor or B major Universal 04 Dec 2021
___ lime pie
E or G, e.g Universal 30 Nov 2021
G major, e.g USA Today 20 Nov 2021
Lock's partner, mostly
Crucial Eugene Sheffer 25 Oct 2021
Lock insert
Door opener Newsday 19 Oct 2021
One of 60 on a harpsichord USA Today 14 Oct 2021
Vital Thomas Joseph 07 Oct 2021
Type (in) New York Times 29 Sep 2021
C major or D minor, e.g.
Essential Premier Sunday 12 Sep 2021
Clue to answer The Telegraph Quick 11 Sep 2021
Lock's counterpart
One may be under a doormat Universal 26 Aug 2021
Door opener Newsday 16 Aug 2021
Crucial Universal 07 Aug 2021
Black or white part of a piano
Lock's partner Universal 23 Jul 2021
It might open a lock USA Today 22 Jul 2021
Hotel front desk handout USA Today 11 Jul 2021
Lock opener
See 7-Down New York Times 03 Jul 2021
*Decryption tool Universal 23 Jun 2021
Critical The Washington Post 22 Jun 2021
Of prime importance Newsday 04 Jun 2021
*Pennsylvania state symbol New York Times 02 Jun 2021
Lock opener
Black or white piano piece
Islet Canadiana 17 May 2021
Ignition starter, in a car
Symbol of ownership New York Times 04 May 2021
Tab, for one Wall Street Journal 20 Apr 2021
Lock opener Eugene Sheffer 08 Apr 2021
Crucial New York Times 04 Apr 2021
Important access tool
Lock's partner USA Today 01 Apr 2021
Lock opener Newsday 24 Mar 2021
"Locke & __," horror drama TV series starring Darby Stanchfield
"The Star-Spangled Banner" writer Francis Scott Family Time 15 Mar 2021
Lock unlocker
"The ___ to success is..."
Deadbolt unlocker Family Time 21 Feb 2021
Decoding need LA Times Daily 13 Feb 2021
Decoding need The Washington Post 13 Feb 2021
Of extreme importance
Map part The Washington Post 09 Feb 2021
Map part LA Times Daily 09 Feb 2021
Tab, for one Thomas Joseph 06 Feb 2021
Bottom-of-map info Newsday 03 Feb 2021
Opener on a ring Universal 20 Dec 2020
Legend; vital The Telegraph Quick 28 Nov 2020
One of 36 on a piano The Washington Post Sunday 22 Nov 2020
Crucial Eugene Sheffer 16 Nov 2020
Not to be overlooked Newsday 14 Nov 2020
A minor, for one The Washington Post Sunday 08 Nov 2020
Of crucial importance Wall Street Journal 04 Nov 2020
Lock go-with Premier Sunday 01 Nov 2020
Door opener
Door-opening thing Newsday 13 Oct 2020
"The Star-Spangled Banner" author Francis Scott ___ Family Time 04 Oct 2020
Lock-picker's lack USA Today 03 Oct 2020
Crucial; opener The Telegraph Quick 23 Sep 2020
Type of lime
Caps Lock or Delete, e.g USA Today 19 Sep 2020
Lock's partner
Return, e.g Wall Street Journal 09 Sep 2020
Lock opener
Lock's partner
One of those on the computer produced code Irish Times Crosaire 15 Aug 2020
Lock unlocker
Aid for a decoder New York Times 29 Jul 2020
Lock opener
Netflix's "Locke & ___"
Type of board in a music studio
Writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner" Family Time 12 Jul 2020
Crucial The Telegraph Quick 17 Jun 2020
Escape room item The Washington Post Sunday 14 Jun 2020
Lock's partner
Dead-bolt insert Universal 01 Jun 2020
Tab, say LA Times Daily 31 May 2020
Tab, say The Washington Post 31 May 2020
*A child might spy through one Universal 26 May 2020
Sardine can opener Family Time 26 Apr 2020
'Locke & ___' USA Today 23 Apr 2020
C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth
Essential The Telegraph Quick 13 Apr 2020
Crucial element Newsday 22 Mar 2020
Common item in a purse Family Time 22 Mar 2020
Lock opener
Critical New York Times 08 Mar 2020
Crucial USA Today 25 Feb 2020
Item on a ring Wall Street Journal 15 Feb 2020
Lock opener
Coral reef Canadiana 06 Jan 2020
Francis Scott ___, writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Lock fitter
Legend from space, perhaps
Word after skeleton or answer
Word after skeleton or answer New York Times 25 Nov 2019
Lock opener
Piano part Thomas Joseph 29 Oct 2019
It has all the answers Wall Street Journal 22 Oct 2019
"Why did the pianist get kicked out of the band? Because he couldn't find the right ___!"
C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth
Thing on a ring The Washington Post 16 Oct 2019
Thing on a ring LA Times Daily 16 Oct 2019
___ West, Florida
Of paramount importance Wall Street Journal 08 Oct 2019
Teacher’s test copy Wall Street Journal 23 Sep 2019
Lock opener
___ lime pie
Under lock and ___ (secure)
Lock unlocker
Unlocking implement
Vital area of Turkey
Critical Wall Street Journal 24 Aug 2019
"He holds the ___ to your heart."
It opens a lock
Critically important New York Times 13 Aug 2019
What opens a lock
Set of answers Universal 02 Aug 2019
___ points (main things)
Unlocking item
Crucial Thomas Joseph 09 Jul 2019
CapsLock, e.g.
Manitoba, AKA _____stone Province Canadiana 03 Jun 2019
Lock opener
E or G, e.g., in music Universal 26 May 2019
Critically important Newsday 22 May 2019
__ West, FL Newsday 14 May 2019
___ to the city (honor given to some VIPs)
Lock opener
A, B or C, e.g Wall Street Journal 22 Apr 2019
Crucial Premier Sunday 14 Apr 2019
Piano piece which may be black or white
What makes a tumbler spin New York Times 04 Apr 2019
Magnetic card at a hotel USA Today 03 Apr 2019
Essential Wall Street Journal 02 Apr 2019
Lock opener?
List of answers Newsday 17 Mar 2019
Door unlocker Family Time 11 Mar 2019
Answer sheet
Island that might be part of Majorca or Minorca
Item on a jailer's ring USA Today 15 Feb 2019
Every lock has one
Item on a ring USA Today 22 Jan 2019
Scroll Lock or Num Lock USA Today 16 Jan 2019
Crucial Newsday 03 Jan 2019
E or G, e.g., in music
Critically important
Thing on a ring
Teacher's test copy
Of paramount importance
It has all the answers
Essential
Critical
A, B or C, e.g.
Scroll Lock or Num Lock
Magnetic card at a hotel
Item on a ring
Item on a jailer's ring
Set of answers
What makes a tumbler spin
Code breaker
Insert or Delete USA Today 17 Dec 2018
Each lock has one
Common opener Universal 09 Dec 2018
Important Jonesin 20 Nov 2018
Lock go-with Universal 19 Nov 2018
Thing that unlocks a lock
Crucially important The Times Concise 15 Nov 2018
National anthem author Universal 10 Nov 2018
A lock cannot be opened without this
Of extreme importance
Chief who was leader of New Zealand island The Telegraph Toughie 02 Nov 2018
Essential
South Florida island Newsday 17 Oct 2018
Essential Newsday 04 Oct 2018
Composer's choice The Washington Post 28 Sep 2018
Composer's choice LA Times Daily 28 Sep 2018
Crucial; island The Times Concise 14 Sep 2018
___ and Peele, popular comedic duo who have their own show on Comedy Central
Good thing to sing in Universal 20 Aug 2018
Critically important Wall Street Journal 20 Aug 2018
Kind of lime pie
Tool for unlocking
Critical Universal 10 Aug 2018
Longboat in Florida, e.g The Washington Post 10 Aug 2018
Longboat in Florida, e.g LA Times Daily 10 Aug 2018
Of prime importance USA Today 19 Jul 2018
Southend-on-Sea's county New York Times 18 Jul 2018
List of correct answers Wall Street Journal 14 Jul 2018
Lock opener Thomas Joseph 10 Jul 2018
Major The Washington Post 05 Jul 2018
Major LA Times Daily 05 Jul 2018
Lock opener
Lock opener
Crucial Wall Street Journal 26 Jun 2018
A major or minor Universal 04 Jun 2018
Locker? The Washington Post Sunday 03 Jun 2018
Code breaker New York Times 14 May 2018
Very important The Telegraph Quick 01 May 2018
Musical score datum Universal 28 Apr 2018
Code breaker Universal 12 Apr 2018
___ lime pie
C major, for one New York Times 14 Mar 2018
"Do you have the ___ to this locker?"
___ West, island in Florida that is home to the Harry S. Truman Little White House
Used to unlock locks
Vital The Times Concise 28 Jan 2018
Hotel desk handout
A musical major Universal 22 Jan 2018
Used to unlock something
Answer sheet Wall Street Journal 03 Jan 2018
Insert or Delete
C major, for one
Code breaker
Crucial
List of correct answers
+ and = share one
Crucial
Critically important
Of prime importance
Major
Longboat in Florida, e.g.
Composer's choice
National anthem author
Musical score datum
Lock go-with
Good thing to sing in
Critical
Common opener
Code breaker
A musical major
A major or minor
All-important Newsday 27 Dec 2017
Vital The Chronicle of Higher Education 15 Dec 2017
Codebreaker's discovery Universal 14 Dec 2017
Message-encrypting instructions USA Today 27 Nov 2017
Anthem writer Francis Scott ___ New York Times 20 Nov 2017
Lock opener
One might be hidden under a mat Wall Street Journal 31 Oct 2017
Hotel desk handout New York Times 25 Oct 2017
Requirement to start a car up, ideally
Vitally important LA Times Daily 09 Oct 2017
Vitally important The Washington Post 09 Oct 2017
Operator of a lock and harbour, say
Of crucial importance The Times Concise 15 Sep 2017
Fundamental, and a word that can follow the first parts of 20-, 31-, 41- and 52-Across USA Today 04 Sep 2017
Important Universal 01 Sep 2017
Used to unlock something
Vital The Telegraph Quick 07 Aug 2017
Small island The Telegraph Quick 29 Jul 2017
Answer sheet Newsday 14 Jul 2017
Lock opener
Opener The Telegraph Quick 05 Jul 2017
Anthem author Thomas Joseph 04 Jul 2017
Cryptographer's aid USA Today 04 Jul 2017
Vital Thomas Joseph 01 Jul 2017
Lock opener
One in, or on, a chain The Washington Post 16 Jun 2017
One in, or on, a chain LA Times Daily 16 Jun 2017
Lock opener
B minor, e.g Premier Sunday 28 May 2017
Instrumental LA Times Daily 27 May 2017
Instrumental The Washington Post 27 May 2017
Caps Lock, e.g New York Times 24 May 2017
Used to open a lock
Manual opener New York Times 27 Apr 2017
Item on a custodian's ring Universal 23 Apr 2017
Instrument used to open a lock
Door opener Newsday 20 Mar 2017
One of many on a custodian's ring Universal 19 Mar 2017
'The Star-Spangled Banner' lyricist Jonesin 14 Mar 2017
Port ___, item that is used to transport people to locations in the "Harry Potter" series
Very important LA Times Daily 12 Mar 2017
Very important The Washington Post 12 Mar 2017
Poet inspired by the Battle of Baltimore The Washington Post 03 Mar 2017
Poet inspired by the Battle of Baltimore LA Times Daily 03 Mar 2017
Lock insert Newsday 20 Feb 2017
It may be copied for family members Jonesin 07 Feb 2017
Item that might be fervently wanted by a prisoner New York Times 31 Jan 2017
Lock necessity Universal 12 Jan 2017
Vitally important
Codebreaker's discovery
Important
Item on a custodian's ring
Lock necessity
Instrumental
One in, or on, a chain
Very important
Cryptographer's aid
Fundamental, and a word that can follow the first parts of 20-, 31-, 41- and 52-Across
Message-encrypting instructions
Manual opener
Item that might be fervently wanted by a prisoner
Hotel desk handout
Caps Lock, e.g.
Anthem writer Francis Scott ___
Vital
It can get you past a deadbolt Universal 30 Dec 2016
B, E or G, e.g Universal 13 Dec 2016
Manitoba, AKA_____stone Province Canadiana 12 Dec 2016
Bolt turner Newsday 10 Dec 2016
Scantron answers The Washington Post 30 Nov 2016
Florida island LA Times Daily 15 Nov 2016
"Defence of Fort M'Henry" poet USA Today 08 Oct 2016
B flat, for example The Washington Post 07 Oct 2016
Gift in a relationship that's getting serious, maybe New York Times 23 Aug 2016
__ lime pie LA Times Daily 15 Aug 2016
Opener Canadiana 15 Aug 2016
Exam marking aid LA Times Daily 15 Jul 2016
See 65-Down New York Times 13 Jul 2016
It contains all the answers The Washington Post 12 Jul 2016
Crucial The Chronicle of Higher Education 08 Jul 2016
Tab or shift Wall Street Journal 20 Jun 2016
Decoder's tool USA Today 02 Jun 2016
Vital The Washington Post 17 May 2016
Chain attachment The Washington Post 30 Apr 2016
Lock insert Premier Sunday 24 Apr 2016
Largo or West Universal 23 Mar 2016
Answer sheet The Washington Post 15 Mar 2016
Lock go-with USA Today 14 Mar 2016
Bit of Florida USA Today 07 Mar 2016
C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth New York Times 22 Feb 2016
West or Largo USA Today 08 Feb 2016
See 65-Down
Crucial
__ lime pie
Gift in a relationship that's getting serious, maybe
Exam marking aid
It can get you past a deadbolt
West or Largo
Decoder's tool
Crucial Universal 15 Nov 2015
Basketball court area Wall Street Journal 03 Nov 2015
Door opener Eugene Sheffer 28 Oct 2015
'The Star-Spangled Banner' writer New York Times 28 Oct 2015
Cipher creator's need New York Times 21 Oct 2015
West in Florida? USA Today 19 Oct 2015
Vitally important Newsday 07 Oct 2015
Important conclusions from work force survey
___ Largo Universal 11 Sep 2015
See 58-Down LA Times Daily 10 Sep 2015
Item on a custodian's ring New York Times 03 Aug 2015
Critical LA Times Daily 01 Aug 2015
B-flat, for one USA Today 31 Jul 2015
A-flat, e.g USA Today 25 Jul 2015
E or G, e.g USA Today 20 Jul 2015
B-flat or C-sharp USA Today 16 Jul 2015
Indispensable Eugene Sheffer 09 Jul 2015
Vital LA Times Daily 03 Jul 2015
F minor, e.g Premier Sunday 21 Jun 2015
Lock opener Universal 24 May 2015
Item often kept on a chain New York Times 18 May 2015
Very important New York Times 17 May 2015
Chief Newsday 28 Mar 2015
Grader's aid Wall Street Journal 16 Mar 2015
Most important Newsday 04 Feb 2015
Vitally important Wall Street Journal 23 Jan 2015
Pivotal
Piano piece?
E or G, e.g.
See 58-Down
Critical
F minor, e.g.
Vital
Cipher creator's need
Item often kept on a chain
Item on a custodian's ring
Very important
Lock opener
Crucial
C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth
___ lime pie USA Today 01 Jan 2015
___ Largo
Chief
Most important
Vitally important
Entry enabler
___ lime pie
West in Florida?
"The Star-Spangled Banner" writer
Crucial
___ Largo
Tumbler turner
B-flat, for one
B-flat or C-sharp
Basketball court area
Vitally important
A-flat, e.g.
Significant
Pivotal
Under lock and __
Locker unlocker
Of prime importance
Pivotal
Arena where the Storm plays
Codebreaker's discovery
Safe box opener
__ to the city
Important
Professor's answer sheet
Linchpin
Franklin experiment piece
It has all the answers
He wrote "Defence of Fort M'Henry"
E or G, in music
E or G, e.g.
Door opener?
What to sing in
Indispensable
Crucial
See 38-Down
Ignition insert
Instrumental
It's changed in transposition or modulation
Solution
Lock unlocker
Pivotal
G, e.g.
What good singers sing in
Lock's partner?
Critical
A cipher needs one
Common item in a purse
Anthem author
Test-grading aid
Teacher's answer sheet
"The Star-Spangled Banner" author
Crucial
Something to play in
Anthem author
*Basketball area
What Allentown, Pa. gave Billy Joel
Dangler from a ring
Teacher's answer sheet
Decoding need
CTRL, e.g.
Each answer to a starred clue ends in one
Phi Beta Kappa symbol
Teacher's answer book
One of 88 on a piano
Each answer to a starred clue ends in one
Important
One of a piano's 88
Answer sheet
Vitally important
Lock fitter
Fundamental
Door opener
Set of answers
Teacher's answer book
Phi Beta Kappa symbol
Opener on a ring
Map reader's aid
Map reader's aid
Centrally important
1812 versifier
Home, e.g.
Opener on a ring
Chain item
Lock partner
Song's harmonic tonic
"Defence of Fort McHenry" poet
Map feature
Historic kite attachment
All-important
Critical
With 34-Down, kind of pie
Indispensable
Stevie's "Songs in the ___ of Life"
Enter, for one
Locked door opener
C major, e.g.
Important
Map feature
Crucial
Sheet music designation
One of five in this puzzle
Skeleton ___
"Defence of Fort McHenry" poet
Essential
One of a Florida island group
Common item in a purse
Integral
Lock opener
Organ piece
E or G, e.g.
What a typist taps
Ignition insert
Shift, tab or caps lock
Something to play in
Critical
Cryptogram cracker
Lock fitter
Teacher's answer sheet
Sardine-can opener, sometimes
Important
Something to play in
Principal tonality, as of a concerto
A major, e.g.
Principal tonality, as of a concerto
Speck in the ocean
A major, e.g.
Ignition activator
Opener
Computer feature that ends each of the five longest across answers
Choirmaster's announcement
Free-throw area
A minor, e.g.
Swipe card alternative
Significant
Vitally important
F. Scott Fitzgerald's second middle name
Type (in)
Enter or Caps Lock
Computer feature that ends each of the five longest across answers
Battle of Baltimore witness
U.S. anthem lyricist
A or E, but not I
Anthem composer
A minor, e.g.
Item with a magnetic strip, nowadays
Essential
Answer sheet
F major or E minor
Caps Lock, for one
Hotel issuance
Indispensable
Cryptographer's need
Lock opener
Piano piece?
Teacher's answer sheet
Very important
Ignition starter
A flat, e.g.
Florida island
List of test answers
Hotelier's handout
Shift, Tab or Caps Lock
A or B, e.g.
It may tinkle if you apply pressure
Lock go-with
Entry enabler
Safe box opener
Thing on a ring
Crucial
Thing on a ring
Piano piece?
Primary
Answer sheet
Low island
Shift, for one
Anthem author
Lock partner
Chain item
"The Defense of Fort McHenry" author
Vital
Tab, for one
It'll get you in
Enter, e.g.
Locked door opener
Vital
Answer book
Piano part
What a typist taps
It'll get you in
Low island
Tab, for one
Most important
F or G, but not H
Essential
Chief
A major, e.g.
Door opener
Very important
__ Largo, FL
One on a ring
With 103-Down, 1948 Bogart-Bacall film
C major or D minor
C major or D minor
F or G, but not H
Sardine can attachment
Vital
"Defense of Fort M'Henry" author
With 26-Down, popular vacation area
Shift, e.g.
Shift, for one
Pivotal
Piano part
Lock opener
Door opener
Door opener
Skeleton, for one
Florida attraction
Lock opener
Florida attraction
Ring dangler
Small island
One of a Florida chain
Lock's partner
Paramount
Author of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
One of a Florida island group
Church ___
G, e.g., but not H
Important
Vital
Shift, tab or enter
Sardine can attachment
Vital
Map clarifier
Sardine-can opener
F major or E minor
Piano part
"Defense of Fort M'Henry" author
Lock opener
"Defense of Fort M'Henry" writer
Opener
Map clarifier
Opener
Janitor's jangler
F major or E minor
G, but not H
Clue for 19- and 59- Across, and 9- and 26-Down
___ West
Ring thing
__ lime pie
A flat, e.g.
Crucial
Answer sheet
Answer sheet
C minor, for one
Clue for 19- and 59- Across, and 9- and 26-Down
Alt, for one
G, but not H
A minor, perhaps
Pivotal
One of 88
Musical notation
Islet
Essential
Very important
"Brand New ___": Melanie
B flat, for one
Entrance requirement, often
Solution
F, G, but not H
He wrote "Defense of Fort M'Henry"
"The Star-Spangled Banner" lyricist
Cryptographer's aid
Hotelier's handout
Opener
A minor, perhaps
B flat, for one
Entrance requirement, often
Solution
Crucial
C, say
Opener
53-Down is one
Highly important
A minor, e.g.
Pivotal
Anthem composer
ALT or ESC
'Brand New --' ('71 hit)
C or D, perhaps
Indication
Shift, tab or caps lock
Cryptographer's need
A or E, but not I
ALT or ESC
Largo, for one
Code breaker
Door opener?
Really important
Vital
Florida feature
Tonal system
Note or stone preceder
Reef
Skeleton, for one
Skeleton ___
Crucial
Car starter
Answer book
Highly important
Where a center plays
Important
E or G, e.g.
One of 88 on an eighty-eight
Cryptogram-cracking tool?
Author of "Defense of Fort M'Henry"
F or G, but not H
Cryptologist's code
Anthem man
Anthem author
Pivotal
Word before stone or stroke
Musical tonality
Solution
Cryptogram-cracking aid
Locking device
"___ Largo"
Sardine can attachment
A major, maybe
Chief
F or G, but not H
Grader's aid
Ignition insert
Important
Cryptanalyst's need
Sardine-can opener
Piano part
A- or B-flat
Significant
C minor, e.g.
Seattle arena
Island
Door opener
Bit of Florida
Roller skater's need, once
Kind of case or ring
Essential
Codebreaker's discovery
Barrel
Anthem lyricist
____ West FL
Central
Roller skate accessory
Lyricist from Maryland
Choirmaster's announcement
Pitch
Largo or West
One of EIGHTY-EIGHT
F or G, for example, but not H
___ Largo
Kind of board or chain
This could be a skeleton
Cotter pin
Small island
Fla.'s ___ Largo
"The Star-Spangled Banner" composer
___ West, Fla.
One of 88 for Van Cliburn
Lock's buddy
___ lime pie
Typewriter lever
Opener of a sort
Low island
Of crucial importance
"Hazel" cartoonist
Reef
Cartoonist who created "Hazel"
Clavis
Means of access
Answer to a puzzle
Clue
Offshore reef
Anthem author
Car starter
Important
Word before West or Largo
Word with board or stone
C or F, e.g.
West or Largo
Lock's partner
West or stone
Solution
Anthem name
___ West
West, for one
Anthem writer
Islet
Legend, as on a map
Map explanation
Crucial
Critical
Vital point.
Opener.
Very important
A capo adjusts it
Singer's milieu?
Essential.
Author of our national anthem.
Lever on a piano.
Low island or reef.
Essential person or thing.
U. S. lawyer (1780–1843).
Requirement for solving a Vigenère cipher
Islet.
___ West.
It's just for openers
It's got all the answers
Low island.
Coral islet.
Emblem on Varden's house: Barnaby Rudge.
Code book.
Typewriter part.
Device to turn a bolt.
Reef or low island.
Most important part.
___ Largo, island off SE Florida.
Songwriter of Sept 14, 1814.
Anthem author.
Part of typewriter.
Tone of voice.
He wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Code.
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