Clue about bulb, essentially? (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Clue about bulb, essentially? (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on June 18, 2026. We have found 40 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 TULIP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TULIP Clue about bulb, essentially? (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 18, 2026
8% META Like a clue about a clue (4) The Atlantic May 17, 2026
7% ONION Bulb vegetable (5) The Times Concise Jun 15, 2026
7% ONIONS Vidalia bulbs (6) LA Times Daily Jun 14, 2026
7% INDISPENSABLE Essential (13) The Telegraph Quick Jun 4, 2026
7% SOCKET Bulb's place (6) Thomas Joseph Jun 1, 2026
7% KEY Essential (3) Newsday May 24, 2026
6% OAR Rowing essential (3)
6% ACID Essential amino __ (4) Commuter Jun 17, 2026
6% TOOL Handyman's essential (4)

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