Primary Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Primary featured in Commuter puzzle on October 21, 2025. We have found 39 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAIN.

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17 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
MAIN Primary (4) Commuter Oct 21, 2025
ELEMENTARY Primary (10) Puzzler Backwords Nov 11, 2024
INITIAL Primary (7) The Times Concise Oct 30, 2024
CHIEF Primary (5) LA Times Daily Nov 29, 2023
FIRST Primary (5) Eugene Sheffer Mar 11, 2022
CENTRAL Primary (7)
BASAL Primary (5)
KEY Primary (3)
SEMINAL Primary (7)
TOPMOST Primary (7)

22 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
34% NEWHAMPSHIRE Its primary is primary (12)
33% COLORS Primary ____ (6)
33% DERIVED Not primary. (7)
31% ELECTIONS Primaries, e.g. (9) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2025
31% VOTE Primary action (4) New York Times Aug 15, 2025
29% ESSENTIALS Primary needs (10) USA Today May 30, 2024
29% ORIGINALS Primary forms (9)
29% ROOTSTOCK Primary source (9)
29% MAINGATE Primary entrance (8) Universal Apr 14, 2023
29% MAINENTRY Primary way in (9) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2022

Clues for The Commuter Puzzle on October 21, 2025

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In this clue, "Primary" is a synonym indicator hinting at the answer. "Main" is a word that can mean primary or principal. In crosswords, synonyms are often used to lead solvers to the correct answer.