Life-threatening but essential (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Life-threatening but essential (8) . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CRITICAL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRITICAL Life-threatening but essential (8) (8)
8% INEFFECT Essentially (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2025
8% MENACE Threaten (6) (6) Puzzler Sep 9, 2025
8% ORELSE Threatening words (6) USA Today Aug 27, 2025
7% SCAR Mark for life (4) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
7% WATER Ice, essentially (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 13, 2025
7% LENS Monocle, essentially (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
7% BLACKMAIL Threaten to boycott post? (9) (9) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 12, 2025
7% PARTANDPARCEL Essential component (of) (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
7% TOOL Handyman's essential (4)
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