Critical Crossword Clue

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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:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
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:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
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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