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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACKHOLE Thing in the center of this puzzle, and one suggested cause of the December 21 38-Down (9)
5% END 63-Down, in this puzzle (3) New York Times Feb 23, 2026
5% SHOW See 21-Down (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 19, 2026
5% TAB See 38-Down (3) Universal Jan 2, 2026
5% MONTH December, for one (5) USA Today Dec 23, 2025
4% ATA "One thing ___ time!" (3) USA Today Mar 9, 2026
4% ENIGMATIC Puzzling (9) LA Times Daily Mar 7, 2026
4% ATSEA Puzzled (5) Thomas Joseph Mar 4, 2026
4% XMAS December holiday, informally (4)
4% MARTYR One who dies for a cause (6) The Times Concise Mar 2, 2026
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