Essential Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Essential featured in Telegraph Quick puzzle on March 30, 2026. We have found 41 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 KEY.

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26 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
KEY Essential (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 30, 2026
NEED Essential (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 25, 2026
CORE Essential (4) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
BASIC Essential (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Aug 27, 2025
VITAL Essential (5) (5) Puzzler Jun 24, 2025
NECESSARY Essential (9) The Sun Two Speed May 18, 2025
MUST Essential (4) New York Times May 16, 2025
INTEGRAL Essential (8) Mirror Quick Jan 31, 2025
MANDATORY Essential (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 31, 2024
INTRINSIC Essential (9) Eugene Sheffer Nov 19, 2024

15 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
33% INEFFECT Essentially (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 13, 2026
32% PERSE Essentially (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 4, 2026
30% ATROOT Essentially (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 2, 2025
30% PRIMARILY Essentially (9) Mirror Quick Oct 24, 2024
30% IN EFFECT Essentially (9) The Times Concise Aug 1, 2021
30% MUSTS Essentials (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 20, 2020
30% EXTRANEOUS Not essential (10) Family Time Feb 9, 2015
30% BARENECESSITIES Essentials (15)
30% NUTSANDBOLTS Essentials (12)
30% INHERE Be essential (to) (6)

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