| Meat and potatoes (5-6) |
The Guardian Quick |
20 Aug 2025 |
| Practical details (5-6) |
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| Practical details of a matter (5-6) |
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| Basic facts of a situation (5-6) |
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| Realities of a matter (5-6) |
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| Basic and most important details of lousy game? (5-6) |
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| Details |
New York Times |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Nub of the matter (5-6) |
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| Fundamentals that are both lousy and abrasive (5-6) |
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| The essential details |
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| Essential details to get down to (5-6) |
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| Dope Tony's knocked out on, abrasive basic stuff (5-6) |
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| Dope Tony's knocked out on, abrasive basic stuff |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Dec 2023 |
| Brass tacks |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Oct 2023 |
| Determined to follow with eggs in essence |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Mar 2020 |
| Lousy, abrasive brass tacks |
The Telegraph Toughie |
24 Apr 2018 |
| Essential details |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Feb 2017 |
| *Basics, informally |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2016 |
| *Basics, informally |
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| Basics |
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| Vitals |
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| Vitals |
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| The heart of the matter |
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| NUTS AND BOLTS |
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| Essence |
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| Basics |
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| Basic facts |
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