An underlying theme in a piece of writing (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SUBTEXT An underlying theme in a piece of writing (7) (7)
7% RATIONALE Underlying principle (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 28, 2025
7% BASIS Underlying principle (5) Newsday Sep 16, 2025
7% SUBTEXTS Underlying themes (8)
7% MESSAGE Underlying theme (7) Universal Oct 27, 2016
7% TEXT Underlying theme (4) New York Times Feb 24, 2016
7% MOTIF Underlying theme (5)
6% SMELLS Code ___ (signs of underlying problems, in programming) (6) USA Today Nov 29, 2025
6% ESSAY Regular parts of least scary piece of writing (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
6% SCREED Second statement of beliefs is long piece of writing (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 19, 2025
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