Central Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Central featured in New York Times puzzle on April 26, 2026. We have found 39 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INNER.

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10 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
INNER Central (5) New York Times Apr 26, 2026
MIDDLE Central (6) (6) Mirror Classic Apr 15, 2026
MID Central (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 23, 2026
MAIN Central (4) LA Times Daily Oct 4, 2025
FOCAL Central (5) New York Times Sep 20, 2022
INNERMOST Central (9)
INMOST Central (6)
NODAL Central (5)
KEY Central (3)
POLAR Central (5)

29 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
29% IN THE MIDDLE Centrally (13) The Times Concise Sep 13, 2023
29% ATTHEHEART Central to, with 'of' (10) New York Times May 29, 2020
29% AMERICA Central __ (7) LA Times Daily Feb 8, 2015
29% AMID Central to (4)
29% INWARD Centralized (6)
29% PARK Central ___. (4)
27% THEMES Central ideas (6) Newsday Mar 17, 2026
27% MIDWAY At a central point (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 27, 2026
27% THEME Central idea (5) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
27% CORE Central part (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 20, 2026

Clues for The New York Times Puzzle on April 26, 2026

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In this clue, "Central" is hinting at something located inside or at the core. "Inner" fits perfectly as it means situated inside or closer to the center. It's a concise and clever way to lead you to the answer!