Thing in the center of this puzzle, and one suggested cause of the December 21 38-Down Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Thing in the center of this puzzle, and one suggested cause of the December 21 38-Down . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BLACKHOLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACKHOLE Thing in the center of this puzzle, and one suggested cause of the December 21 38-Down (9)
5% SOLI Passages for 21 Down (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
5% IRAN Founding member of 38-Down (4) New York Times Oct 31, 2025
5% EROSIVE Causing to wear down (7) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% PUN Pullet 38-Down, for instance (3) Newsday Sep 25, 2025
5% LAGER Beer alternative to a 38-Down (5) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
4% IMPLYING Suggesting, insinuating (8) The Times Concise Nov 6, 2025
4% SOFTC Left of center? (5) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
4% NUCLEI Cell centers (6) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
4% SANTA ___ Claus, December visitor (5)
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