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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Critical (5) featured in Puzzler puzzle on December 17, 2025. 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 VITAL.
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13 Potential Answers:
| Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VITAL Critical (5) | (5) | Puzzler | Dec 17, 2025 |
| ESSENTIAL Critical (9) | (9) | The Guardian Quick | Oct 30, 2025 |
| KEY Critical | (3) | The Telegraph Quick | Jul 20, 2025 |
| GINGERY Critical | (7) | The Times Sunday Concise | Nov 3, 2024 |
| ACUTE Critical | (5) | ||
| PIVOTAL Critical | (7) | The Sun Two Speed | Nov 17, 2019 |
| DOORDIE Critical | (7) | New York Times | Aug 16, 2019 |
| URGENT Critical | (6) | The Telegraph Quick | Jun 9, 2019 |
| DIRE Critical | (4) | ||
| GRAVE Critical | (5) |
27 Similar Clues:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33% | SLAMS Criticizes | (5) | Thomas Joseph | Dec 17, 2025 |
| 33% | FLAK Criticism | (4) | Eugene Sheffer | Nov 19, 2025 |
| 30% | TOOKADIGAT Criticized | (10) | New York Times | May 8, 2025 |
| 30% | VITALLY Critically | (7) | ||
| 30% | FAULT-FINDING Criticism | (13) | The Times Concise | Mar 31, 2024 |
| 30% | PILESON Adds criticism to criticism | (7) | LA Times Daily | Jan 28, 2024 |
| 30% | PILEON Add criticism to criticism | (6) | New York Times | Oct 9, 2023 |
| 30% | FINDFAULT Criticize | (9) | Newsday | Dec 22, 2020 |
| 30% | DOWNON Critical of | (6) | Universal | Aug 25, 2019 |
| 30% | ANIMADVERSION Criticism | (13) | The Times Concise | Apr 22, 2018 |
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