The central principle in a speech or literary work Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The central principle in a speech or literary work last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KEYNOTE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KEYNOTE The central principle in a speech or literary work (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 25, 2019
3% EDDA "Poetic" or "Prose" ancient literary work (4) The Washington Post Mini Jun 3, 2026
3% TENET Principle (5) Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026
2% BRIEF Short, as a speech (5) Newsday Jun 9, 2026
2% UNIT Central processing ___ (4)
2% POEM Literary verse (4) Newsday Jun 8, 2026
2% ORATE Make a speech (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 8, 2026
2% ERS Speech stumbles (3) Wall Street Journal Jun 6, 2026
2% LISPS Speech impediments (5) Commuter Jun 4, 2026
2% IRONY Literary device (5) Commuter Jun 3, 2026

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