The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MEAT , but the solution may also be GIST which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Crux crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MEAT | 35 % | 4 |
| NUB | 19 % | 3 |
| GIST | 19 % | 4 |
| HEART | 6 % | 5 |
| ESSENCE | 6 % | 7 |
| PITH | 6 % | 4 |
| CORE | 4 % | 4 |
| TAU | 2 % | 3 |
| LATINCROSS | 2 % | 10 |
| HEARTOFTHEMATTER | 2 % | 16 |
| ESSE | 2 % | 4 |
Why may GIST be the right solution?
The word "crux" means the most important or decisive point. "Gist" also means the main point or essence of something, making it a suitable synonym for "crux."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Crux
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- southern cross
- crux australis
- crux of the matter
- substance
- essence
- crucial
- quid
- gist
- fact
- basis
- essential
- central
Crossword Answer definitions
MEAT noun- The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
- A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
- Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food. See also meat and drink.
- A type of food, a dish.
- A meal.
- Meal; flour.
- Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc.
- A penis.
- The best or most substantial part of something.
- The sweet spot of a bat or club (in cricket, golf, baseball etc.).
- A meathead.
- (Australian Aboriginal) A totem, or (by metonymy) a clan or clansman which uses it.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result MEAT
- Butcher's stock
- Headcheese, essentially
- Edible flesh
- Sum and substance
- Carnivore's need
- Goes with potatoes
- Potatoes' companion
- Food in a locker
- Ribs and such
- Ham or lamb
More clues leading to the result NUB
- Gist
- Broken crayon, perhaps
- Heart
- Pencil box bit
- Very-much-used pencil
- Oversharpened pencil?
- Well-worn pencil
- Essence
- Essential point
- Short piece of pencil
More clues leading to the result GIST
- Essence
- Heart of the matter
- Basic idea
- Basic picture
- Nuts and bolts
- Main point
- Nub
- Heart
- Central meaning
- Nitty-gritty
More clues leading to the result HEART
- Innermost part
- Artichoke morsel
- Ticker
- "Crazy on You" band
- What "you gotta have"
- Blood's starting place
- Character
- Chest thumper?
- Classic tattoo
- Intrepidity
More clues leading to the result ESSENCE
- Magazine whose 2013 cover models have included Janelle Monáe and Serena Williams
- Crux
- Gist
- Main point
- Gist or quiddity
- Kernel
- Nitty-gritty
- Intrinsic nature
- Heart and soul
- Perfume
More clues leading to the result PITH
- Central part
- Essence
- Kind of helmet
- Brevity
- Core
- Heart of the matter
- Essence or core
- Importance
- Safari helmet material
- Essential part
More clues leading to the result CORE
- Apple throwaway
- Apple leftover
- Innermost part
- Part of the earth
- Reactor part
- Prepare apples
- Sum and substance
- Apple remnant
- Computer memory, in the old days
- Heart of a nuclear reactor
More clues leading to the result TAU
- Kind of cross
- Sorority letter
- Cross type
- Greek letter
- Upsilon preceder
- Fraternity letter
- Hellenic T
- It's crossed in Greece
- Sigma's successor
- 19th letter of the Greek alphabet