Essential Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Essential (5) last seen in Guardian Quick puzzle. 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 BASIC.

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Crossword Answer For Essential (5):

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25 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
BASIC Essential (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Aug 27, 2025
KEY Essential (3) LA Times Daily Aug 16, 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
INNER Essential (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 10, 2024
MUST-HAVE Essential (9) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2023

15 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
30% ATROOT Essentially (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 2, 2025
30% INEFFECT Essentially (8) Newsday Feb 22, 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% BRASSTACKS The essentials (10) Newsday Nov 8, 2018
30% BAREBONES Essentials (9) LA Times Daily May 20, 2017
30% EXTRANEOUS Not essential (10) Family Time Feb 9, 2015
30% BARENECESSITIES Essentials (15)
30% STAPLES Essentials (7)

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