CRUX Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Crux featured in Puzzler Backwords puzzle on January 29, 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NUB.

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16 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
NUB Crux (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 29, 2026
KEYSTONE Crux (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Jan 6, 2026
HUB Crux (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 9, 2025
MAINPOINT Crux (9) New York Times Jun 20, 2025
ESSENCE Crux (7) LA Times Daily May 4, 2025
GIST Crux (4) LA Times Daily May 2, 2025
PITH Crux (4) Universal Mar 21, 2024
MAINIDEA Crux (8) Premier Sunday Sep 5, 2021
POINT Crux (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 29, 2019
CORE Crux (4) LA Times Daily Aug 27, 2017

24 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
38% CORES Cruxes (5)
32% IDEA Crux of innovation (4)
32% WITCHTRIAL Crux of 'The Crucible' (10) New York Times Oct 5, 2018
32% MAINISSUE Crux of a debate (9) Wall Street Journal Dec 26, 2015
32% ENTREE Culinary crux (6)
32% KEYISSUE Crux of the matter (8)
32% ANKH Crux ansata (4)
32% PIVOT Heart, crux. (5)
28% CENTRE The crux of recent research (6)
28% SQUEEZES Gets the crux of contracts (8)

Clues for The Puzzler Backwords Puzzle on January 29, 2026

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